Possu Surname

323,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Possu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Possu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia1,0681:44,7322,382
Venezuela461:656,61011,395
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
England21:27,859,030389,889
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Possú (3) & Possù (1) are calculated separately.

Possu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Possu is most common in Colombia. It may be found as: Possú or Possù. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Possu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 323,175th most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 6,315,031 people. The last name Possu occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Possu live; 97 percent live in South America and 96 percent live in Caribbean South America.

It is most frequently used in Colombia, where it is held by 1,068 people, or 1 in 44,732. In Colombia it is most frequent in: Cauca Department, where 49 percent are found, Valle del Cauca Department, where 47 percent are found and Capital District, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Colombia Possu occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Possu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Possu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Possu earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 7.92% less than the national average, earning $20,905,000 COP per year and in United States they earn 21.93% less than the national average, earning $33,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Possú933/
Possù931/
Poussu91195/
Possou9128/
Posseu9112/
Possui911/
Posu892,871/
Poussou83528/
Pousseu83359/
Poussau8312/
Possuch836/
Possuth832/
Pessu80773/
Passu80614/
Phosu80107/
Posou8092/
Pussu8070/
Poshu8045/
Pohsu8033/
Poseu8025/
Posud8024/
Posut8024/
Posuh8019/
Posiu8015/
Posus8011/
Posau8011/
Posuu803/
Posuy802/
Potsu801/
Poisu801/
Puosu801/
Pposu801/
Poosu801/
Posup801/
Pousu801/
Possautz7714/
Possault772/
Poissaux771/
Pousseux771/
Photsu731,057/
Passou73814/
Passau73418/
Paussu73181/
Potsou73140/
Pouseu7373/
Passut7354/
Passus7321/
Pesseu7316/
Posuch7315/
Passuy739/
Phosud739/
Poiseu736/
Potsus736/
Poosud736/
Phosut735/
Phosiu734/
Poosup734/
Poshou733/
Passeu733/
Poisau733/
Possão732/
Poseus731/
Pohsut731/
Passui731/
Poshut731/
Posaut731/
Pasu671,886/
Pesu671,111/
Podszus67416/
Pusu67412/
Pozu67276/
Photsut6797/
Passuth6745/
Posautz6730/
Peusseu6729/
Poszust6718/
Poschau6716/
Passoud678/
Poodsud677/
Passuch675/
Phosuth674/
Pociuss673/
Pesseuh673/
Passeus673/
Passaut672/
Passeux672/
Phoosud672/
Poxu672/
Podszuz671/
Pooszus671/
Passout671/
Potszus671/
Phoshou671/
Pohhsup671/
Passaus671/
Poodsut671/

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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 Possu
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