Gursey Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Gursey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gursey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:8,629,975373,648
India261:29,502,515369,827
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Gürsey (41) are calculated separately.

Gursey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gursey occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Gürsey. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gursey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,293,424th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Gursey live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Gursey is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 8,629,975. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 48 percent reside, Connecticut, where 17 percent reside and New Jersey, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 38 percent reside and Russia, where 1 percent reside.

Gursey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gursey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gursey surname expanded 4,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gursey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gursey last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Gursey earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.81% more than the national average, earning $46,521 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gürsey9441/
Goursey928/
Ursey9121/
Gurse9113/
Gursy915/
Gourssey861/
Hursey832,553/
Gursoy83552/
Gorsey83213/
Gurses83213/
Gurgey83111/
Gourse8342/
Gursee8325/
Gursed8321/
Gursay8314/
Eursey8313/
Goursy838/
Urseya834/
Gurset832/
Oursey831/
Ghurse831/
Urse801,880/
Ursy8037/
Gurzhey77106/
Gurzsoy7752/
Gourgey7750/
Gursche7749/
Hurssey7734/
Hoursey7720/
Hurshey7717/
Gourses779/
Goursee777/
Gurseah772/
Urschey772/
Gorssey772/
Goursse771/
Gursoiy771/
Gursses771/
Gursher770/
Gorse733,192/
Ursea73604/
Hurse73553/
Ursei73417/
Girsy73302/
Gorsy73227/
Gursi73172/
Gurge73125/
Ursuy7378/
Girse7370/
Urset7367/
Ursoy7349/
Gurje7348/
Orsey7321/
Urcey7320/
Gursa7318/
Ursej7316/
Ursay7315/
Ourse7314/
Urses7311/
Hursy736/
Ursue735/
Gurce735/
Ursse734/
Ursed733/
Aurse733/
Ursyi733/
Gurze732/
Ursee732/
Ursie731/
Urser730/
Urshe730/
Eursy730/
Goursiya714/
Gaursiya713/
Gurshaya711/
Hurseyit711/
Goursaya711/
Goursaye711/
Guurssoy711/
Gürsoy6739,879/
Horsey673,267/
Gorsse67813/
Gurgej67547/
Gourcy67351/
Huirse67309/
Gurgez67281/
Gurzhy67273/
Gorshe67273/
Hourse67240/
Gorsie67206/
Gorsee67180/
Gurgis67172/
Gaursi67145/
Gourge67141/
Gurjer67125/
Ourset67102/
Ghorse6798/
Gorcey6783/
Aursei6781/
Aursøy6776/
Gurges6774/
Urseiu6766/
Gursha6763/
Urseth6758/
Gurjee6752/
Gürsay6751/
Gurget6749/
Gource6738/
Urszuy6737/
Gurzay6732/
Hurses6726/
Gurche6725/
Gürsez6721/
Gursaz6718/
Hurshe6717/
Gurger6717/
Gurshi6716/
Gurcay6715/
Gurcer6714/
Goursa6713/
Ghurge6710/
Girsay679/
Hursep679/
Hursie679/
Ursett679/
Ghursa679/
Gorshy677/
Goursi677/
Hursay677/
Urshei676/
Gurces676/
Goerse674/
Gurdge674/
Gursca674/
Gurzhe673/
Ursher673/
Gorsay673/
Gürgey673/
Girsoy673/
Goorse673/
Hurset672/
Urshed672/
Gurssi672/
Gorsøe672/
Gorsoy671/
Hurcey671/
Hursyz671/
Girseh671/
Girsie671/
Gursai671/
Gurgea671/
Gorsea671/
Ursech671/
Gaurge671/
Gurzet671/
Gursas671/
Gursat671/
Ursayz671/
Gourze671/
Gurscă671/
Gurzej671/
Gűrsoy671/
Aurser671/
Urshie671/
Oursee671/
Ghursheed671/
Hurser670/
Hurseh670/
Hurshy670/
Gurscheje670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Gursey
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis