Possen Surname
Approximately 216 people bear this surname
Possen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 107 | 1:157,824 | 23,373 |
| Belgium | 33 | 1:348,383 | 38,592 |
| United States | 33 | 1:10,983,604 | 436,696 |
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23 | 1:2,183,421 | 107,224 |
Possen Demographics
Average Possen Salary in
United States
$31,263 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Possen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Possen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Possen (Russian: Поссен) occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Possen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,121,821st most prevalent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 33,738,638 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Possen are found; 70 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname Possen is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 107 people, or 1 in 157,824. In The Netherlands Possen is mostly found in: Limburg, where 93 percent are found, Utrecht, where 5 percent are found and Gelderland, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands Possen is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.
Possen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Possen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Possen last name grew 143 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Possen Last Name Statistics demography
Possen earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.55% less than the national average, earning $31,263 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Possen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Possen in the Russian language | ||
| Поссен | possen | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Possen
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