Posson Surname
Approximately 857 people bear this surname
Posson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 410 | 1:162,007 | 25,225 |
| United States | 348 | 1:1,041,549 | 76,349 |
| Ivory Coast | 51 | 1:452,377 | 14,862 |
| Belgium | 34 | 1:338,137 | 37,845 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 101 | 1:497,215 | 35,030 |
Posson (23) may also be a first name.
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Posson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Posson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Posson (Russian: Поссон) has its highest incidence in France. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Posson? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 408,080th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 8,503,554 people. The last name Posson is primarily found in Europe, where 52 percent of Posson reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 48 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Posson is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 23 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in France, where it is carried by 410 people, or 1 in 162,007. In France it is most common in: Pays de la Loire, where 37 percent reside, Brittany, where 29 percent reside and Centre-Val de Loire, where 8 percent reside. Other than France this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 41 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 6 percent reside.
Posson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Posson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Posson surname grew 345 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Posson Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Posson surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% registered with the party.
Posson earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.41% more than the national average, earning $45,916 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Posson Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Posson in the Russian language | ||
| Поссон | posson | - |
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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 Posson
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