Possa Surname
Approximately 3,055 people bear this surname
Possa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1,953 | 1:109,613 | 4,130 |
| Lesotho | 290 | 1:7,009 | 1,503 |
| South Africa | 271 | 1:199,918 | 21,433 |
| Italy | 236 | 1:259,139 | 34,382 |
| Switzerland | 64 | 1:128,327 | 12,782 |
| Indonesia | 35 | 1:3,778,548 | 197,284 |
| Romania | 32 | 1:627,433 | 44,366 |
| India | 29 | 1:26,450,530 | 346,896 |
| United States | 23 | 1:15,759,084 | 542,937 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Paraguay | 16 | 1:452,297 | 6,189 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Pôssa (3) & Póssa (1) are calculated separately.
Possa (285) may also be a first name.
Possa Demographics
Average Male Possa Height
173.38 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Possa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Possa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Possa (Hindi: पोस्सा, Marathi: पोसा) is found most frequently in Brazil. It may also be found as: Pôssa or Póssa. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Possa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 145,345th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,385,449 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Possa live; 65 percent live in South America and 64 percent live in Luso-South America. Possa is also the 524,196th most commonly used given name in the world, borne by 285 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is carried by 1,953 people, or 1 in 109,613. In Brazil Possa is most common in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 33 percent reside, São Paulo, where 19 percent reside and Minas Gerais, where 13 percent reside. Other than Brazil this surname exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 9 percent reside and South Africa, where 9 percent reside.
Possa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Possa has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 460 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Possa Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Possa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 24.9% less than the national average, earning R 178,476 per year; in Colombia they earn 34.45% more than the national average, earning $30,524,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 44.36% less than the national average, earning $24,010 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.81% less than the national average, earning $40,336 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Possa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Possa in the Hindi language | ||
| पोस्सा | pos'sa | - |
| Possa in the Marathi language | ||
| पोसा | posa | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Possa
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