Posselt Surname
Approximately 5,474 people bear this surname
Posselt Surname Definition:
“Assistant” in Old German.
Posselt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3,047 | 1:26,421 | 3,485 |
| Brazil | 1,015 | 1:210,911 | 8,134 |
| United States | 267 | 1:1,357,524 | 94,287 |
| Denmark | 257 | 1:21,964 | 2,224 |
| Australia | 232 | 1:116,361 | 12,902 |
| France | 122 | 1:544,449 | 74,270 |
| Mexico | 106 | 1:1,171,002 | 14,323 |
| Czechia | 89 | 1:119,477 | 19,340 |
| Austria | 76 | 1:112,045 | 15,874 |
| South Africa | 63 | 1:859,964 | 56,669 |
| Poland | 32 | 1:1,187,773 | 77,523 |
| Chile | 23 | 1:765,934 | 16,989 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Belgium | 23 | 1:499,854 | 48,667 |
| Paraguay | 23 | 1:314,641 | 4,957 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Pösselt (29) are calculated separately.
Posselt (35) may also be a first name.
Posselt Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Assistant” in Old German.
Posselt Demographics
Average Posselt Salary in
United States
$38,441 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Posselt Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Posselt Come From? nationality or country of origin
Posselt is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Pösselt. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Posselt? popularity and diffusion
Posselt is the 87,821st most commonly held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,331,302 people. Posselt occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Posselt are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 57 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Posselt is also the 1,744,716th most frequently used forename world-wide. It is borne by 35 people.
Posselt is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 3,047 people, or 1 in 26,421. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Saxony, where 29 percent are found, Bavaria, where 14 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Germany Posselt is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.
Posselt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Posselt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Posselt surname rose 8,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Posselt Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Posselt surname are 23.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.18% being registered with the party.
The amount Posselt earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 132.65% more than the national average, earning R 552,864 per year; in United States they earn 10.91% less than the national average, earning $38,441 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.45% less than the national average, earning $45,981 CAD per year.
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