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
The last name Perseus is more frequently found in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Perseus? popularity and diffusion
The surname Perseus is the 8,968,613th most common surname on earth It is 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 frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 498 people.
Perseus is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 10,717,728. In Afghanistan it is most common in: Nangarhar, where 67 percent are found and Khost, where 33 percent are found. Outside of Afghanistan this last name is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 25 percent are found.
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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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