Possiah Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Possiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 14 | 1:314,895 | 17,893 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
Possiah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Possiah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Possiah has its highest incidence in Liberia. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Possiah? popularity and diffusion
Possiah is the 5,057,639th most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Possiah occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Possiah are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.
Possiah is most common in Liberia, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 314,895. In Liberia Possiah is most numerous in: Bong County, where 64 percent reside, Margibi County, where 29 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Liberia it exists in one country. It also occurs in Egypt, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posiah | 92 | 88 | / |
| Possia | 92 | 57 | / |
| Posseah | 86 | 10 | / |
| Pousiah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Passiah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Posia | 83 | 955 | / |
| Passia | 77 | 409 | / |
| Poscia | 77 | 282 | / |
| Pessia | 77 | 269 | / |
| Pasiah | 77 | 229 | / |
| Possio | 77 | 90 | / |
| Pousia | 77 | 26 | / |
| Poshia | 77 | 18 | / |
| Possea | 77 | 7 | / |
| Posias | 77 | 2 | / |
| Posiho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Posiat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Poseah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Potsia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Poshaiiah | 75 | 3 | / |
| Passias | 71 | 798 | / |
| Podsiad | 71 | 584 | / |
| Pasihah | 71 | 27 | / |
| Pousias | 71 | 21 | / |
| Passyah | 71 | 17 | / |
| Pouseah | 71 | 12 | / |
| Passija | 71 | 1 | / |
| Potshia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pousiea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Possiot | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pasia | 67 | 6,703 | / |
| Posea | 67 | 1,124 | / |
| Photsiha | 67 | 105 | / |
| Posya | 67 | 53 | / |
| Pesia | 67 | 36 | / |
| Passagia | 67 | 12 | / |
| Poussios | 67 | 6 | / |
| Poshaiya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Passihai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pessieau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phosaiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poeschia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poischia | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Possiah
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