Possian Surname
Approximately 1,317 people bear this surname
Possian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 840 | 1:8,628 | 2,051 |
| Mali | 258 | 1:65,771 | 1,556 |
| Benin | 181 | 1:57,103 | 7,085 |
| Ivory Coast | 14 | 1:1,647,945 | 32,915 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Possian Demographics
Average Possian Salary in
Canada
$60,437 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
Possian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Possian Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Possian is found most in Togo. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Possian? popularity and diffusion
Possian is the 290,699th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,533,444 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Possian are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 78 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Possian is most frequently held in Togo, where it is borne by 840 people, or 1 in 8,628. Excluding Togo this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Mali, where 20 percent are found and Benin, where 14 percent are found.
Possian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Possian has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Possian surname expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Possian Last Name Statistics demography
Possian earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 21.65% more than the national average, earning $60,437 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poissian | 93 | 1 | / |
| Poussian | 93 | 1 | / |
| Posian | 92 | 159 | / |
| Poussiant | 88 | 3 | / |
| Poussiane | 88 | 1 | / |
| Passian | 86 | 388 | / |
| Pessian | 86 | 43 | / |
| Possion | 86 | 5 | / |
| Poosian | 86 | 1 | / |
| Phosian | 86 | 1 | / |
| Poysian | 86 | 1 | / |
| Posiane | 86 | 1 | / |
| Passiane | 80 | 10 | / |
| Poission | 80 | 5 | / |
| Passiant | 80 | 4 | / |
| Posianne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Possione | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pasian | 77 | 1,577 | / |
| Pesian | 77 | 116 | / |
| Pusian | 77 | 65 | / |
| Posyan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Postchian | 75 | 1 | / |
| Poosaiyan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pession | 71 | 705 | / |
| Passion | 71 | 697 | / |
| Poshean | 71 | 86 | / |
| Puscian | 71 | 69 | / |
| Pashian | 71 | 53 | / |
| Pascian | 71 | 46 | / |
| Pasihan | 71 | 39 | / |
| Peshian | 71 | 32 | / |
| Pushian | 71 | 19 | / |
| Passianová | 71 | 10 | / |
| Pasiane | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pgosyan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pasiang | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pusiang | 71 | 2 | / |
| Passean | 71 | 2 | / |
| Poscion | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pessyan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Passianova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pasiahn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pausian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Puisian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Puszian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pussion | 71 | 0 | / |
| Passione | 67 | 419 | / |
| Pashiang | 67 | 218 | / |
| Pasayian | 67 | 17 | / |
| Pasiatin | 67 | 11 | / |
| Pahasian | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pasagian | 67 | 6 | / |
| Patsihan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pousyayn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pashsyan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Putsiang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Posegion | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peschian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Passyang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pgoshyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pashgian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pochiang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poshyayn | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Possian
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