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 carried by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Possy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Possy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,581,912th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Possy live; 47 percent live in West Africa and 47 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 149,710th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 2,444 people.

The surname Possy is most widespread in Benin, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 224,687. In Benin Possy is most common in: Zou Department, where 39 percent live, Atlantique Department, where 26 percent live and Atakora Department, where 15 percent live. Not including Benin this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent live and Tanzania, where 11 percent live.

Possy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Possy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Possy surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 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
  • 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 Possy
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