Dursham Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Dursham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dursham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:2,532,63991,802
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Dursham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dursham is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Dursham click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dursham? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,957,383rd most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Dursham live; 88 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 2,532,639. In England it is primarily found in: Merseyside, where 50 percent reside, Greater London, where 45 percent reside and Tyne and Wear, where 5 percent reside. Besides England this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.

Dursham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dursham has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Durshamn930/
Dursam920/
Doursam8624/
Durcham866/
Dorsham864/
Durshan861/
Durjham861/
Durshaun800/
Durchame800/
Dursan77233/
Dorsam77232/
Dirsam776/
Durjam775/
Durcam771/
Durschang7572/
Doersam71522/
Dorshan7141/
Durchan7120/
Dhursan7112/
Durjhan719/
Durzhan713/
Dursane712/
Dursant711/
Dhorsam711/
Durshanova711/
Dorschan6719/
Durchand6711/
Doursoum6710/
Doerrsam679/
Duurzaam677/
Doursang671/
Dourchan671/
Dorsheim670/

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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 Dursham
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