Possehl Surname

461,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Possehl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Possehl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5021:722,03056,796
Germany2211:364,27834,837
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Possehl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Possehl has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Possehl? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 461,133rd most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 9,955,664 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Possehl reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 502 people, or 1 in 722,030. In The United States it is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 23 percent reside, Iowa, where 13 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 11 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 30 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Possehl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Possehl has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,394 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Possehl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Possehl last name are 28.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.42% registered with the party.

Possehl earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.59% more than the national average, earning $43,837 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Possel92541/
Posselt865,474/
Passehl86549/
Poussel86328/
Possiel86113/
Poessel8693/
Possell8663/
Poissel8657/
Posselp861/
Poesehl861/
Posehel860/
Possael860/
Posel83358/
Pouëssel8017/
Posseltt803/
Posseldt803/
Passsehl801/
Poessell800/
Pessel771,111/
Poisel77538/
Pössel77305/
Passel77224/
Posell77115/
Poselt7793/
Pozehl7761/
Poysel7725/
Poßehl7712/
Poesel7712/
Poshel7711/
Poseld7710/
Potsel778/
Posiel774/
Pousel773/
Poseel771/
Possél771/
Possèl771/
Possil771/
Posschell751/
Posselová751/
Passell71217/
Pessell71112/
Poschel7164/
Passiel7132/
Pösselt7129/
Poysell7114/
Pohzehl7113/
Poisell718/
Possiol715/
Posiell714/
Paessel713/
Pohselt712/
Passuel712/
Poishel711/
Pessoel711/
Passelt711/
Patssel710/
Poeschel67696/
Pesel67564/
Pasel67334/
Pösel67168/
Poseł67148/
Pozel6774/
Posil6730/
Päsel6726/
Poselova6725/
Poshlova6715/
Pocel678/
Potschil675/
Poselová672/
Pascehel672/
Posslova671/
Poschell671/
Potschel671/
Poushell670/

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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 Possehl
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