Possmayer Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Possmayer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Possmayer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
England21:27,859,030389,889
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Possmayer Last Name Facts

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

Possmayer occurs most in Germany. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Possmayer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Possmayer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,843,861st most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Possmayer reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 77 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Possmayer is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 2,300,156. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 54 percent reside, Hesse, where 29 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Germany Possmayer occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 9 percent reside and Romania, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Posmayer9425/
Poßmayer822/
Poschmayr7812/
Possmeier784/
Posmier751/
Posmuer750/
Poschmaier7428/
Pachmayer67207/
Puchmayer6720/
Putsmeyer670/
Paschmeyer639/
Paaschmeyer601/
Puchmayr59252/
Pachmayr59122/
Parzmayr5955/
Poßmeier598/
Puchmajer5644/
Puchmeyer5626/
Pachmajer5624/
Puchmaier569/
Pachmeyer563/
Parzmaier562/

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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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  • 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 Possmayer
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