Dhursan Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Guyana

Dhursan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhursan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Guyana31:254,07411,262
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Dhursan Last Name Facts

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

Dhursan (Hindi: धुरसन) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhursan? popularity and diffusion

Dhursan is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Dhursan reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 67 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 33 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Guyana, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dursan92233/
Dursane862/
Dursant861/
Durshan861/
Dhurjand802/
Doursang801/
Durshamn800/
Durshaun800/
Durcan772,212/
Durjan771,331/
Dorsan77856/
Dirsan77216/
Dursen77161/
Durson7775/
Durzan7719/
Dursam770/
Durschang7572/
Dursanova7514/
Deursen71378/
Dourson71139/
Dührsen7183/
Dhirson7155/
Dorshan7141/
Dursham7125/
Doursam7124/
Durchan7120/
Dorsain7116/
Duursen7112/
Dhurjon7111/
Durjhan719/
Duhrsen716/
Durzhan713/
Doersan713/
Deurson712/
Duersen711/
Dhorzan711/
Durjanc711/
Durshanova711/
Dursgon711/
Durjjan711/
Durjann711/
Dorschan6719/
Duehrsen6716/
Deurssen6711/
Durchand6711/
Duhrssen679/
Doorsaan671/
Dourchan671/
Dührssen671/

Dhursan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dhursan in the Hindi language
धुरसनdhurasana-

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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 Dhursan
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