Bursam Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Bursam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bursam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq1781:196,7514,604
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Bursam (23) may also be a first name.

Bursam Last Name Facts

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

Bursam has its highest incidence in Iraq. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Bursam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bursam? popularity and diffusion

Bursam is the 1,235,409th most common last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Bursam reside; 96 percent reside in West Asia and 95 percent reside in Levant. Bursam is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 23 people.

It is most prevalent in Iraq, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 196,751. Outside of Iraq Bursam exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 3 percent live and Yemen, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boursam9239/
Bursham922/
Bourssam861/
Bursan83219/
Burjam8314/
Bursom833/
Borsam831/
Burcham777,939/
Burshan773,455/
Bursian77766/
Bourzam77478/
Burszan77114/
Woursam777/
Burhcam771/
Boersam771/
Burzame771/
Butrsan771/
Wursham770/
Bursoom770/
Borsham770/
Bourzaim71174/
Bursheim7176/
Boursain7133/
Boursoum717/
Bourshan713/
Bourzame711/
Butrsang711/
Burrshan711/
Wourssam711/
Bourdjam711/
Bhurshan711/
Burchham711/
Boursand710/
Burson677,837/
Borsan671,371/
Burjan671,075/
Burzan67546/
Burcan67140/
Burçan6779/
Borsom6750/
Vursan6731/
Worsam6723/
Bursán6721/
Bursen6721/
Bursanova678/
Bursón677/
Burshatin674/
Borzam673/
Burcem673/
Burshaine672/
Bourssane672/
Burcom671/
Burzom671/
Bursén671/

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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 Bursam
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