Puissant Surname

152,208th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,892 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Barthelemy

Puissant Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puissant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,9711:33,7004,102
Belgium7591:15,1472,315
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
England51:11,143,612252,590
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Puissant (176) may also be a first name.

Puissant Last Name Facts

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

The last name Puissant is found most frequently in France. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Puissant? popularity and diffusion

It is the 152,208th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 2,519,898 people. The last name Puissant occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Puissant are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 687,834th most frequently occurring given name internationally It is held by 176 people.

The surname is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 1,971 people, or 1 in 33,700. In France Puissant is primarily concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 19 percent reside, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 18 percent reside and Grand Est, where 14 percent reside. Apart from France this surname exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Puissant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Puissant has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,650 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Puissant Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Puissant surname are 46.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 92.86% being registered to vote for the political party.

Puissant earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.98% more than the national average, earning $52,201 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puissante941/
Puissaint940/
Puisant933/
Pussant932/
Puissan932/
Pissant932/
Poissant883,019/
Poussant8846/
Buissant8841/
Pissante8814/
Pussante882/
Piossant881/
Phissant881/
Pissaint881/
Paissant880/
Pisant8674/
Pussan8616/
Pissan8612/
Puisan863/
Pusant860/
Poussaint82392/
Poissante821/
Poissasnt821/
Phissaint821/
Poisssant821/
Puissanne821/
Pissang802,505/
Passant80838/
Paisant80614/
Pisante80378/
Paissan80311/
Pessant80111/
Buissan8063/
Pissane8042/
Poussan8030/
Puisanh8023/
Poisant8022/
Pussang8021/
Puisane8012/
Puisang8012/
Puißant8011/
Pusante807/
Pousant805/
Pussane805/
Possant804/
Poissan803/
Pausant803/
Puishan801/
Piosant801/
Pussain801/
Buisant801/
Puisian801/
Peisant801/
Pissont801/
Phisant801/
Phissan801/
Pissand801/
Phusant801/
Pisan771,343/
Pusan77383/
Paisante7563/
Poussain7550/
Piyasant7511/
Phisandt757/
Pessaint755/
Phussain753/
Paissane752/
Phissane752/
Poissamt751/
Passaunt751/
Poissont751/
Payssant751/
Paisaint751/
Puisangh751/
Ppuisanh751/
Pousaint751/
Poushsan751/
Buhissan751/
Hpussain751/
Pissasin751/
Poisaint751/
Paessant750/
Buisan717,059/
Pesant711,738/
Paisan711,569/
Pishan71953/
Phusan71820/
Pushan71703/
Puesan71510/
Pisson71470/
Pisang71469/
Pausan71418/
Possan71414/
Pessan71290/
Pisane71282/
Pisanh71200/
Phisan71200/
Pusang71197/
Pasant7169/
Pusian7165/
Pitsan7164/
Putsan7153/
Pussasing7153/
Pussahina7150/
Puusan7148/
Pucian7142/
Pusane7133/
Peisan7129/
Puysan7127/
Piosan7122/
Puzant7115/
Pizant7113/
Posant719/
Puxant719/
Pussen716/
Pussam716/
Pidsan715/
Pousan714/
Pusson713/
Pisont713/
Poisan712/
Puison712/
Peusan712/
Pisann712/
Pisian712/
Pisand712/
Pusain711/
Pusann711/
Puhsan711/
Piesan711/
Vuisan711/
Pissen711/
Pissón711/
Piszan711/
Pisaan711/
Pisain711/
Pusamn711/
Pudsan711/
Pusean710/
Buisson6724,762/
Poisson6720,432/
Phaisan675,123/
Pesante671,852/
Payusan671,399/
Pousson671,261/
Paysant671,013/
Phusang67771/
Poushan67643/
Phiosan67354/
Paiusan67332/
Peasant67263/
Payssan67126/
Pitsane67115/
Pidtsan67108/
Buisang67103/
Pausang6794/
Peisson6768/
Pushang6766/
Piyasan6764/
Pishang6758/
Pessane6754/
Putsane6751/
Physant6732/
Piessen6731/
Peiszan6731/
Buissen6730/
Peishan6729/
Phisane6729/
Pousane6727/
Passand6727/
Pousont6723/
Pichant6717/
Paisang6717/
Peissen6717/
Pissone6716/
Poosant6716/
Pashant6715/
Poitsan6715/
Pausson6714/
Pischan6714/
Pusczan6714/
Paitsan6713/
Pisanne6713/
Poussam6713/
Piesson6712/
Paisanh6712/
Pessang6711/
Pisczan6711/
Pusaten678/
Pausain678/
Paisson677/
Pisangh676/
Phesant674/
Piosson674/
Puyosan674/
Poshant673/
Paushan673/
Vwuisan673/
Paishan673/
Paussen673/
Putsang673/
Peitsan672/
Passean672/
Pushane672/
Pousang672/
Pushand672/
Pitsson672/
Paissam672/
Paucian671/
Pasanth671/
Peisang671/
Pausane671/
Puezant671/
Puichan671/
Poussen671/
Peshant671/
Pessand671/
Pisanck671/
Phisson671/
Phushan671/
Paisian671/
Paisane671/
Paizant671/
Pausian671/
Payisan671/
Peutsan671/
Pessain671/
Pission671/
Piseane671/
Pishamt671/
Pishsam671/
Pisandh671/
Pitshan671/
Pyssang671/
Puisone671/
Puisāne671/
Puyasan671/
Puysane671/
Puschan671/
Pussien671/
Pusssahina671/
Buessan671/
Peushan671/
Phusain671/
Phusean671/
Putsamn671/
Pudsont671/
Pussone671/
Pusangk671/
Paaisan671/
Paiasan671/
Paisand671/
Paesant671/
Paseant670/
Pussion670/
Phissen670/
Puzaint670/
Posshan670/
Peusson670/
Possont670/
Phasant670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Puissant
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