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 last name Possian is found in Togo more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Possian? popularity and diffusion
It is the 290,699th most widespread last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 5,533,444 people. The last name Possian is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Possian live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Togo, where it is held by 840 people, or 1 in 8,628. Aside from Togo this surname 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 incidence of Possian has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Possian last name increased 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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