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Where Does The Last Name Posset Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Posset is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Posset? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Posset is the 588,441^st most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 13,724,192 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Posset are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 47 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Benin, where it is carried by 201 people, or 1 in 51,421. In Benin it is most common in: Zou Department, where 35 percent reside, Atlantique Department, where 22 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 21 percent reside. Other than Benin this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 21 percent reside and Austria, where 14 percent reside.

Posset Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Posset has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Posset Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Posset surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being registered with the party.

Posset earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.89% more than the national average, earning $46,554 USD per year.