Gürsu Surname

101,641st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Gürsu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gürsu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey4,5621:17,0592,069
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Northern Cyprus271:11,8153,048
Austria141:608,24554,975
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Gursu (76) are calculated separately.

Gürsu (343) may also be a first name.

Gürsu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gürsu (Hindi: गुरसू) is found most frequently in Turkey. It may also be found as a variant: Gursu. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gürsu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 101,641st most widely held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,568,901 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Gürsu live; 72 percent live in West Asia and 72 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 471,283rd most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 343 people.

The surname is most widely held in Turkey, where it is borne by 4,562 people, or 1 in 17,059. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 37 percent live, Izmir Province, where 8 percent live and Ordu Province, where 7 percent live. Beside Turkey this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent live and Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gursu9376/
Gorsu80310/
Gürcu801/
Gorsou732,251/
Gorshu731/
Goursau6794/
Gorssou6743/
Goursou674/
Gursuch672/
Gursupp672/

Gürsu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gürsu in the Hindi language
गुरसूgurasu-

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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
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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 Gürsu
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