Gürsan Surname

448,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Gürsan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gürsan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey7281:106,8989,172
Northern Cyprus221:14,5003,711
Germany101:8,050,546248,660

The alternate forms: Gürşan (27) & Gursan (9) are calculated separately.

Gürsan (286) may also be a first name.

Gürsan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gürsan (Hindi: गुरसन, Marathi: गुसर्न) is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Gürşan or Gursan. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gürsan? popularity and diffusion

Gürsan is the 448,102nd most numerous last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 9,588,876 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 77 percent of Gürsan are found; 77 percent are found in West Asia and 77 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 523,065th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 286 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is borne by 728 people, or 1 in 106,898. In Turkey Gürsan is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 23 percent reside, Izmir Province, where 13 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Turkey this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 3 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gürşan9427/
Gursan949/
Gürcan8312,781/
Gürson8397/
Gürsen8324/
Gorsan836/
Girsan832/
Gursanc7749/
Gursain7722/
Gursang773/
Gorshan773/
Gurshan772/
Girshan772/
Girssan771/
Gürchan771/
Gursane771/
Goursand7153/
Ghursane7115/
Goursian7111/
Gursahan718/
Goursang712/
Gürçağan712/
Ghorsain712/
Gurshean711/
Goursane711/
Gurshang711/
Gorson67355/
Gurxan67300/
Gürçam67267/
Gurcan67206/
Gorsen67168/
Gorzan67109/
Gurson6795/
Gurzan6774/
Gurjan6773/
Gürcen6772/
Gursen6730/
Girsen6726/
Girsén6717/
Girzan672/
Gursanova671/

Gürsan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gürsan in the Hindi language
गुरसनgurasana-
Gürsan in the Marathi language
गुसर्नgusarna-

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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
  • 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 Gürsan
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