Perseus Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Perseus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Perseus (498) may also be a first name.
Perseus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Perseus Come From? nationality or country of origin
Perseus occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Perseus? popularity and diffusion
Perseus is the 8,968,613th most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 75 percent of Perseus live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Perseus is also the 380,144th most widely held first name on earth, held by 498 people.
The last name Perseus is most prevalent in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 10,717,728. In Afghanistan Perseus is mostly concentrated in: Nangarhar, where 67 percent reside and Khost, where 33 percent reside. Outside of Afghanistan Perseus is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 25 percent reside.
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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 Perseus
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