Dursun Surname

6,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87,368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Dursun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dursun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey83,9031:928125
Germany1,2971:62,0717,971
Mauritius4741:2,729462
Bosnia and Herzegovina3651:9,6891,958
Austria2011:42,3656,797
England1601:348,23825,208
Netherlands1131:149,44422,442
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
Northern Cyprus811:3,938687
Sweden711:138,6879,791
Switzerland691:119,02812,127
Serbia591:121,1019,095
Belgium521:221,08928,230
France521:1,277,360130,443
Kyrgyzstan491:121,89113,935
Canada401:921,14070,350
Russia401:3,603,076182,447
Denmark341:166,02114,242
Australia341:793,99150,673
Bulgaria151:465,26020,978
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Norway81:642,78647,258
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Georgia61:624,25819,750
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Finland61:916,11741,832
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
China31:455,773,85521,925
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Dursün (7) are calculated separately.

Dursun (130,154) may also be a first name.

Dursun Last Name Facts

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

Dursun (Georgian: დურსუნ, Oriya: ଦୁରସୁନ, Russian: Дурсун) is most common in Turkey. It can be rendered as: Dursün. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dursun? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,465th most commonly held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 83,412 people. Dursun is primarily found in Asia, where 82 percent of Dursun are found; 82 percent are found in West Asia and 82 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Dursun is also the 8,017th most frequently occurring given name internationally It is held by 130,154 people.

This last name is most common in Turkey, where it is held by 83,903 people, or 1 in 928. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 21 percent live, Ankara Province, where 6 percent live and Bursa Province, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey Dursun occurs in 60 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent live and Mauritius, where 1 percent live.

Dursun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dursun has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dursun surname increased 2,140 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dursun Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dursun last name are 17.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.71% being registered with the party.

The amount Dursun earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 11.03% less than the national average, earning 307,909 kr per year; in United States they earn 25.21% more than the national average, earning $54,026 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.46% less than the national average, earning $47,964 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dursün947/
Dursuin921/
Daursun920/
Durshaun860/
Dursum8384/
Durson8375/
Dirsun8352/
Dorsun8343/
Durjun8313/
Dursunova801,395/
Dourson77139/
Deurson772/
Dorsoun771/
Doursoum7110/
Dorson67607/
Doorjun6286/
Dorsonn623/
Dorsson622/
Dorszon621/
Dorshon621/
Dorrson620/
Dorzon5067/

Dursun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dursun in the Georgian language
დურსუნdursun-
Dursun in the Oriya language
ଦୁରସୁନdurasuna-
Dursun in the Russian language
Дурсунdursun-

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