Possy Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Possy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Possy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin461:224,68720,522
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
Burkina Faso111:1,668,37313,584
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Possy (2,444) may also be a first name.

Possy Last Name Facts

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

Possy is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Possy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Possy is the 1,581,912th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 69 percent of Possy reside; 47 percent reside in West Africa and 47 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Possy is also the 149,710th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 2,444 people.

This surname is most widely held in Benin, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 224,687. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Zou Department, where 39 percent are found, Atlantique Department, where 26 percent are found and Atakora Department, where 15 percent are found. Not including Benin Possy is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent are found and Tanzania, where 11 percent are found.

Possy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Possy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Possy last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Possy Last Name Statistics demography

Possy earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 72.12% less than the national average, earning $12,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poissy91233/
Poussy91220/
Poessy9138/
Possey9124/
Phossy911/
Posy89542/
Poissey830/
Poussey830/
Poessey830/
Posey8027,789/
Posse806,430/
Possa803,055/
Passy802,943/
Posiy802,015/
Possi801,801/
Pessy80849/
Pussy80593/
Poesy80362/
Poses80345/
Posis80126/
Phosy8054/
Posay8018/
Possé8015/
Poshy8015/
Poosy8010/
Posuy802/
Poszy802/
Pousy802/
Podsy802/
Poisy801/
Posés801/
Potsy801/
Posyi801/
Posoy801/
Passey733,526/
Poisay731,514/
Posser731,317/
Pousse731,303/
Poussi73877/
Pessey73776/
Posset73531/
Poushy73361/
Potsis73270/
Posgay73210/
Passay73206/
Possee73186/
Poussa73164/
Possie73143/
Poesse73128/
Poisse73106/
Pussey73100/
Posses73100/
Possio7390/
Possis7350/
Posaya7348/
Passoy7332/
Pessay7329/
Posseh7328/
Poessé7327/
Potsey7324/
Posess7323/
Phosay7318/
Possai7316/
Phosis7314/
Posseu7312/
Pessyh739/
Passuy739/
Poessi739/
Poshis737/
Possea737/
Poisey736/
Poscis735/
Poossi735/
Pousis734/
Potshy734/
Poshiy734/
Pousey732/
Passiy732/
Poosey732/
Posehy732/
Poseys732/
Poutsy732/
Possér732/
Poesay732/
Passyo732/
Posies731/
Poshey731/
Posiey731/
Possed731/
Possit731/
Posych731/
Poossa731/
Phosiy731/
Pussay731/
Posesh731/
Poïssi731/
Potsay731/
Bpossi731/
Poshes731/
Phassy731/
Poszay731/
Possui731/
Phoses731/
Pussyo731/
Paussy731/
Poseey730/
Poesey730/
Poshay730/
Peussy730/
Pose679,389/
Posa678,269/
Pousset671,772/
Posi67938/
Pozsgay67275/
Pasy67196/
Pousseh67173/
Pesy6786/
Posseth6780/
Passays6770/
Pfosser6754/
Possoit6731/
Possett6729/
Posé6728/
Poushay6727/
Pusy6724/
Possich6722/
Pozy6717/
Poshayt6713/
Postchy6713/
Poushey6712/
Posseah6710/
Poshaya679/
Poxy677/
Poussie675/
Poussep673/
Poischy673/
Possche672/
Pousses672/
Poutsis672/
Possess672/
Phossaa672/
Passaya672/
Posseit672/
Poisaya671/
Posshee671/
Potsais671/
Poossee671/
Phessey671/
Pocy671/
Posè671/
Possaia671/
Possset671/
Poudssi671/
Poussis671/
Pousssi671/
D'Posey671/
Phousay671/
Poosaya671/
Pussaya671/
Passy's671/
Peussey670/
Posscha670/
Poisser670/
Pusshey670/
Possehe670/
Pottsey670/

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Possy Reference & Research

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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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  • 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 Possy
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