Possi Surname
Approximately 1,801 people bear this surname
Possi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 475 | 1:450,683 | 17,097 |
| Italy | 420 | 1:145,611 | 22,924 |
| Cameroon | 340 | 1:61,085 | 7,823 |
| Argentina | 200 | 1:213,717 | 17,610 |
| Benin | 68 | 1:151,994 | 15,721 |
| United States | 47 | 1:7,711,892 | 346,147 |
| Ivory Coast | 37 | 1:623,547 | 18,271 |
| Papua New Guinea | 35 | 1:232,963 | 32,024 |
| Nigeria | 30 | 1:5,904,759 | 145,253 |
| Uruguay | 25 | 1:137,270 | 12,322 |
| Niger | 21 | 1:913,906 | 20,544 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Croatia | 19 | 1:222,558 | 25,345 |
| Burkina Faso | 13 | 1:1,411,700 | 12,072 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
The alternate forms: Pössi (19) are calculated separately.
Possi (4,415) may also be a first name.
Possi Demographics
Average Possi Salary in
United States
$56,152 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Possi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Possi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Possi (Russian: Посси) occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Pössi. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Possi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 225,618th most common surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 4,046,389 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Possi are found; 39 percent are found in South America and 26 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 103,741st most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 4,415 people.
It is most frequent in Brazil, where it is held by 475 people, or 1 in 450,683. In Brazil Possi is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 76 percent are found, Espírito Santo, where 7 percent are found and Paraná, where 5 percent are found. Not including Brazil this surname is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 23 percent are found and Cameroon, where 19 percent are found.
Possi Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Possi last name are 24.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 77.78% being registered with the political party.
The amount Possi earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 18.11% less than the national average, earning €24,592 per year and in United States they earn 30.14% more than the national average, earning $56,152 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Possi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Possi in the Russian language | ||
| Посси | possi | - |
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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 Possi
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