Posselt Surname

87,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Posselt Surname Definition:

“Assistant” in Old German.

Posselt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,0471:26,4213,485
Brazil1,0151:210,9118,134
United States2671:1,357,52494,287
Denmark2571:21,9642,224
Australia2321:116,36112,902
France1221:544,44974,270
Mexico1061:1,171,00214,323
Czechia891:119,47719,340
Austria761:112,04515,874
South Africa631:859,96456,669
Poland321:1,187,77377,523
Chile231:765,93416,989
England231:2,422,52489,093
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Paraguay231:314,6414,957
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

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.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pösselt9529/
Posseltz937/
Posseltt933/
Posseldt933/
Poesselt931/
Possel92541/
Poselt9293/
Possehl86732/
Poussel86328/
Possiel86113/
Possell8663/
Poissel8657/
Poeselt8616/
Pohselt862/
Pesselt862/
Pusselt861/
Posselp861/
Passelt861/
Possael860/
Posel83358/
Poslt8384/
Posseltová8298/
Pouëssel8017/
Poisel77538/
Passel77224/
Posell77115/
Pöselt7770/
Päselt7745/
Poysel7725/
Poßelt7720/
Poshel7711/
Poseld7710/
Paselt779/
Potsel778/
Posiel774/
Pousel773/
Puselt772/
Pozelt772/
Possil771/
Peselt771/
Possèl771/
Possél771/
Poseel771/
Potelt770/
Poseltová7523/
Posschell751/
Posselová751/
Polt731,821/
Posl73175/
Passehl71549/
Passell71217/
Poschel7164/
Passiel7132/
Paeselt7120/
Poysell7114/
Patselt7113/
Poisell718/
Possiol715/
Posiell714/
Passuel712/
Poishel711/
Poutelt710/
Posehel710/
Patssel710/
Potel674,174/
Polte671,319/
Pasel67334/
Poisl67220/
Poltz67205/
Poseł67148/
Pozel6774/
Peschelt6766/
Posle6756/
Posil6730/
Poselova6725/
Poolt6717/
Polts6715/
Pocel678/
Polth672/
Pholt672/
Poysl672/
Poselová672/
Poschell671/
Poldt671/
Passsehl671/
Pohlt671/
Posslova671/
Poltd671/
Potschel671/
Phosl671/
Polht671/
Peult670/
Poushell670/

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