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 is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Possmayer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,843,861st most numerous last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. Possmayer is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Possmayer are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Possmayer is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 2,300,156. In Germany Possmayer is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 54 percent live, Hesse, where 29 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 9 percent live. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 9 percent live and Romania, where 9 percent live.

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
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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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