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

The surname Possley is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Possley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,144,405th most prevalent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 34,702,600 people. The surname Possley occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Possley reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 208 people, or 1 in 1,742,591. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 51 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 24 percent reside and Michigan, where 12 percent reside. Aside from The United States Possley occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Possley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Possley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Possley surname rose 20,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Possley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Possley last name are 15.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62% registered to vote for the political 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
  • 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 Possley
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