Possley Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Possley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Possley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2081:1,742,591114,999
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Possley Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Possley Come From? nationality or country of origin

Possley is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Possley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,144,405th most widespread last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 34,702,600 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Possley are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 208 people, or 1 in 1,742,591. In The United States Possley is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 51 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 24 percent are found and Michigan, where 12 percent are found. Beside The United States it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent are found and Thailand, where 0 percent are found.

Possley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Possley has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 20,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Possley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Possley are 15.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62% registered to vote for the party.

Possley earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.64% more than the national average, earning $59,821 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Posley92589/
Passley861,506/
Possler8695/
Pousley8612/
Poisley863/
Poosley862/
Pessley861/
Potsley860/
Pussley860/
Posscly860/
Posslet860/
Poesley860/
Posle8356/
Posly8332/
Poselley801/
Poushley800/
Pottsley800/
Passhley800/
Pasley774,759/
Posled77487/
Posler77112/
Pusley7796/
Poslet7717/
Pesley7713/
Poisle779/
Poslie773/
Poslay773/
Posles772/
Pously771/
Poslee771/
Passly771/
Passle771/
Poshly770/
Poxley770/
Pussly770/
Pashley713,444/
Passler71926/
Pässler71193/
Poshlyy7163/
Pausley7140/
Pascley7139/
Poisler7126/
Poszler7124/
Phasley7122/
Poslett7115/
Pössler7114/
Pessleu7113/
Pussler7111/
Poselle718/
Patsley716/
Passlet713/
Pushley713/
Putsley713/
Poislay712/
Pussluy711/
Peesley711/
Poschle711/
Puisley711/
Poysler711/
Posshla711/
Poucley711/
Pousler710/
Paesley710/
Potsler710/
Peusley710/
Peslley710/
Pasle671,082/
Pesle67379/
Posla6751/
Pasly6728/
Poishlyi6727/
Pusle678/
Posli676/
Poschlep672/
Poiselle672/
Pocly671/
Passlowe671/
Pusly671/
Poyshlyi671/
Pesschle670/

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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 Possley
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