Persan Surname

448,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Persan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Persan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2141:212,72328,531
New Caledonia1251:2,210223
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Turkey631:1,235,26151,954
Iran581:1,323,83755,038
Russia551:2,620,419149,158
Philippines271:3,749,564153,425
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
France241:2,767,613196,808
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Czechia161:664,59262,292
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Croatia61:704,76744,411
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

The alternate forms: Persán (4) are calculated separately.

Persan (159) may also be a first name.

Persan Last Name Facts

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

Persan (Georgian: პერსან, Russian: Персань) is held by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Persán. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Persan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Persan is the 448,102nd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 9,588,876 people. The last name Persan is predominantly found in Europe, where 41 percent of Persan live; 34 percent live in Eastern Europe and 32 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 727,628th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 159 people.

The last name Persan is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is held by 214 people, or 1 in 212,723. In Ukraine Persan is most numerous in: Poltava Oblast, where 25 percent are found, Zaporizhia Oblast, where 24 percent are found and Donetsk Oblast, where 20 percent are found. Barring Ukraine it exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in New Caledonia, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Persan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Persan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Persan surname increased 193 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Persan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (71%) in Russia and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Persan are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Persan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.88% more than the national average, earning $49,140 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Persán944/
Persand921,369/
Persian921,062/
Pershan92141/
Persant9282/
Persang9264/
Persain9221/
Persane9218/
Pearsan928/
Peersan921/
Persann921/
Perssan921/
Piersan920/
Phersan920/
Persaint8610/
Pershand862/
Perschan861/
Pearsand861/
Pershain861/
Pershang861/
Pearshan860/
Person8325,400/
Parsan831,697/
Persen831,192/
Perzan83760/
Porsan83567/
Percan83411/
Perjan83196/
Pirsan83107/
Persén8321/
Persam8310/
Perżan831/
Pîrsan831/
Persanova8059/
Persanová8021/
Phetrsang805/
Persainth801/
Pershaine801/
Pearson77241,783/
Persson77119,065/
Pierson7749,626/
Pehrson773,438/
Parshan772,096/
Peirson772,089/
Persoon771,721/
Pherson77765/
Peerson77524/
Persohn77497/
Perzhan77363/
Perszon77164/
Peersen77158/
Persone77124/
Pershon77111/
Parsain7786/
Perjean7763/
Persion7757/
Petrson7746/
Porsain7743/
Pehrsen7742/
Perdjan7739/
Perchan7737/
Piersen7737/
Perssen7730/
Perrson7727/
Pierzan7727/
Personn7724/
Perseyn7723/
Persien7722/
Pearsen7719/
Perhson7717/
Persong7714/
Persein7713/
Porshan7712/
Petrsen7710/
Persyon776/
Perszen775/
Parsaan775/
Persham774/
Parsann773/
Pesrson773/
Phersen773/
Peurson772/
Parssan772/
Persond772/
Peerjan771/
Perjane771/
Parhsan771/
Peursen771/
Percean771/
Perzean771/
Persoin771/
Pirhsan771/
Phorsan771/
Peirsen770/
Perzant770/
Pershanova7545/
Peřan7315/
Personne711,478/
Pehrsson711,230/
Perschon71582/
Phearson71103/
Persoone7173/
Phersson7150/
Parschan7130/
Pearsson7121/
Perchant7116/
Piersson7115/
Peyrezan719/
Pierrson718/
Petrrson715/
Perssion715/
Pearsone713/
Peasrson713/
Peahrson712/
Pearsion712/
Peerjhan712/
Paersson712/
Pehrshon712/
Pairsang712/
Ppearson711/
Pearsonh711/
Porschan711/
Pearcean711/
Pearsoon711/
Peherson711/
Peirsson711/
Perrsson711/
Pershohn711/
Pherjean711/
Petrsion711/
Pairsian711/
Peurssen711/
Pearscon711/
Peersoon711/
Perchain711/
Perggian711/
Ppierson710/
Pettrson710/
Pirschan710/
Pershong710/
Piercean710/
Pherrson710/
Pehrsont710/
Phierson710/
Pearsham710/
Pehrssen710/
Pearsosn710/
Pirson674,105/
Parzan67416/
Pirjan67204/
Pîrşan67165/
Persem67147/
Pircan67113/
Perzon67109/
Pirzan6797/
Parsen6794/
Pärson6782/
Pîrjan6781/
Personová6767/
Perßon6758/
Persom6753/
Peršon6734/
Personova6728/
Perjon6720/
Percon6718/
Percen6710/
Perßen677/
Porsén677/
Perseisen676/
Pärsén676/
Perchatin673/
Persánová673/
D'Pierson672/
Parsén672/
Perjam671/
Perzanova671/
Pirsanova671/
Pirsen671/
Porsen671/
Pyrson671/
Porzan671/
Pyrzan671/
Phetrchan671/

Persan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Persan in the Georgian language
პერსანpersan-
Persan in the Russian language
Персаньpersan-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Persan
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