Possan Surname
Approximately 414 people bear this surname
Possan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 401 | 1:533,851 | 20,015 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Possan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Possan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Possan (Russian: Поссан) is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Possan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Possan? popularity and diffusion
Possan is the 708,658th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,602,768 people. The last name Possan is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Possan are found; 97 percent are found in South America and 97 percent are found in Luso-South America.
The last name Possan is most widespread in Brazil, where it is carried by 401 people, or 1 in 533,851. In Brazil Possan is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 29 percent reside, Paraná, where 27 percent reside and Rio Grande do Sul, where 18 percent reside. Excluding Brazil this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside and Russia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Possan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Possan in the Russian language | ||
| Поссан | possan | - |
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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 Possan
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