Geursen Surname

1,181,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Geursen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geursen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1331:126,97119,799
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Geursen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Geursen is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geursen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,181,191st most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 36,256,447 people. Geursen is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Geursen are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 133 people, or 1 in 126,971. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: North Holland, where 28 percent live, Gelderland, where 23 percent live and South Holland, where 23 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands Geursen is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 23 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeursen86281/
Jeurssen801/
Eorsen772/
Yursen772/
Jursen771/
Jeurgen7124/
Joersen7121/
Georson713/
Yurshen712/
Jaursen711/
Joursen710/
Geourjon67119/
Gehorson670/

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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 Geursen
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