Peursum Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Peursum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peursum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands831:203,46028,061
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Peursum Last Name Facts

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

Peursum is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Peursum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,691,963rd most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Peursum live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Peursum is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 203,460. In The Netherlands Peursum is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 46 percent reside, Utrecht, where 13 percent reside and Flevoland, where 10 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 9 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Peursum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Peursum has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Peursum Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Peursum earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 19.5% more than the national average, earning $51,562 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.55% more than the national average, earning $57,908 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Persum922/
Pursum921/
Purshutm801/
Poursoum801/
Pursun77489/
Parsum7781/
Persom7753/
Porsum775/
Perjum771/
Percum770/
Pearsom7111/
Perssom716/
Peurson712/
Phersom711/
Parsoum711/
Pursuhn710/
Piersom710/
Pearsun710/
Piersun710/
Peirsom710/
Pearcum710/
Poursoun6749/

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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 Peursum
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