Ersham Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Ersham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ersham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran251:3,071,30192,215
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Ersham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ersham is carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ersham? popularity and diffusion

Ersham is the 3,665,662nd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Ersham reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 90 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

The surname is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 3,071,301. In Iran Ersham is mostly found in: South Khorasan Province, where 92 percent are found, Alborz Province, where 4 percent are found and West Azerbaijan Province, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Iran this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 3 percent are found.

Ersham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ersham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ersham last name decreased 77 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gersham9245/
Hersham9225/
Ehrsham922/
Ersam9171/
Hershamn860/
Geersham860/
Ehrsam832,463/
Arsham83944/
Hersam83144/
Ersjam8335/
Ershan8330/
Irsham8312/
Jersam833/
Yersam831/
Erhsam831/
Ershom831/
Orsham831/
Erzham831/
Horsham77785/
Hershan77384/
Gershom77371/
Ersahan77321/
Harsham77125/
Gershan7783/
Girsham7714/
Arshaam773/
Hershom772/
Arsaham771/
Erssame771/
Ehersam771/
Aarsham771/
Hirsham770/
Hercham770/
Erschan770/
Hersiam770/
Ersan7312,750/
Arsam73919/
Irsam73223/
Ersem73171/
Erçam7350/
Ersom735/
Erzam733/
Erjam731/
Jersheim714/
Herschan713/
Hershoum712/
Hirscham711/
Gershain711/
Hersom671,286/
Irshan671,083/
Ircham67597/
Yorsam67538/
Hersan67380/
Erzhan67337/
Gersom67304/
Gersan67300/
Ersain67173/
Erzaim6786/
Earsom6784/
Ersant6762/
Erssan6729/
Herzam6724/
Horsam6723/
Ersand6717/
Hirsam6715/
Ersian6714/
Hersem6713/
Erchan6713/
Irsiam6712/
Ershon6711/
Harsam6710/
Ersang675/
Eursan674/
Hersamova673/
Arsaim673/
Ehrsan673/
Ershanova673/
Irsamm672/
Hercam672/
Oersom672/
Jersom671/
Gerschanh671/
Erhsan671/
Orssam671/
Orshom671/
Ersaimova671/
Ersane671/
Ershonova671/
Arssam671/
Yerjam671/
Earsem670/
Ehrsom670/

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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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  • 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 Ersham
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