Possag Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Possag Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Possag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Possag Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Possag Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Possag is more frequently found in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Possag? popularity and diffusion

Possag is the 6,063,924th most prevalent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Possag live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Switzerland, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 912,546. In Switzerland Possag is most prevalent in: Canton of St Gallen, where 67 percent are found and Canton of Zürich, where 33 percent are found. Beside Switzerland this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Posag911/
Possak8321/
Pessacg7763/
Poschag7753/
Poussac7727/
Pessagg7712/
Poissac771/
Possack770/
Pasag731,236/
Pusag73630/
Posak73120/
Posac7386/
Possaque711/
Pousahag711/
Poissaux711/
Poshak67206/
Pessak67179/
Posiak67151/
Pussak6772/
Pousak6725/
Poisac6721/
Potsak6720/
Posack6717/
Posakh6712/
Passak6711/
Pasagh6711/
Posake678/
Posakk676/
Possok675/
Poseig674/
Poszak672/
Poshagova671/
Pasaig671/
Pessaq671/
Pociag671/
Posaqs671/
Pashag671/
Pasahg671/
Poosak671/
Posiac671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Possag
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