Possel Surname
Approximately 541 people bear this surname
Possel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 170 | 1:1,259,261 | 43,260 |
| Germany | 116 | 1:694,013 | 53,217 |
| Netherlands | 109 | 1:154,928 | 23,054 |
| United States | 37 | 1:9,796,187 | 405,931 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| South Africa | 25 | 1:2,167,108 | 94,352 |
| Chile | 22 | 1:800,749 | 17,445 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Pössel (305), Possèl (1) & Possél (1) are calculated separately.
Possel Demographics
Average Possel Salary in
United States
$52,395 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Possel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Possel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Possel (Russian: Поссель) is found most frequently in Brazil. It may also occur in the variant forms: Pössel, Possèl or Possél. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Possel? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 580,291st most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 13,470,510 people. The surname Possel is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Possel are found; 51 percent are found in Western Europe and 46 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 1,259,261. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 62 percent are found, Paraná, where 27 percent are found and Santa Catarina, where 9 percent are found. Barring Brazil this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 21 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 20 percent are found.
Possel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Possel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Possel last name grew 925 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Possel Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Possel last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.56% registered with the political party.
The amount Possel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.7% less than the national average, earning R 95,772 per year and in United States they earn 21.43% more than the national average, earning $52,395 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Possel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Possel in the Russian language | ||
| Поссель | possel | - |
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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 Possel
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