Possnig Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Possnig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Possnig Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria771:110,59015,709
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Slovenia41:621,91923,710

Possnig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Possnig is found in Austria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Possnig click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Possnig? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,994,173rd most numerous surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Possnig live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Possnig is most widely held in Austria, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 110,590. In Austria Possnig is primarily found in: Carinthia, where 62 percent reside, Styria, where 21 percent reside and Tyrol, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Austria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 8 percent reside and Slovenia, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Possnigg9312/
Pussnig8657/
Possnick801/
Posnic77420/
Posnik77216/
Poschnigg751/
Posnick71271/
Posnaik7127/
Pushnig713/
Poshnik711/
Pusnigk711/
Phosnix710/
Puschnig67399/
Poysnick6714/
Poschnik675/
Pottsnik672/
Paschnig671/
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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 Possnig
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