Porsuk Surname
Approximately 3,192 people bear this surname
Porsuk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 3,170 | 1:24,549 | 2,805 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Porsuk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Porsuk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Porsuk (Russian: Порсук) is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Porsuk? popularity and diffusion
It is the 139,923rd most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,283,066 people. The surname Porsuk is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Porsuk reside; 92 percent reside in West Asia and 92 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
The last name Porsuk is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is held by 3,170 people, or 1 in 24,549. In Turkey Porsuk is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 10 percent reside, Agri Province, where 7 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Turkey this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porshuk | 92 | 3 | / |
| Pursuk | 83 | 308 | / |
| Parsuk | 83 | 102 | / |
| Persuk | 83 | 38 | / |
| Porsok | 83 | 2 | / |
| Porsukova | 80 | 4 | / |
| Parshuk | 77 | 471 | / |
| Porchuk | 77 | 130 | / |
| Parsukh | 77 | 4 | / |
| Pharsuk | 77 | 4 | / |
| Pershuk | 77 | 1 | / |
| Parszuk | 77 | 1 | / |
| Perszuk | 77 | 1 | / |
| Parsuik | 77 | 1 | / |
| Persuck | 77 | 0 | / |
| Porshukova | 75 | 31 | / |
| Parschuk | 71 | 10 | / |
| Pourchuk | 71 | 1 | / |
| Porzuc | 67 | 162 | / |
| Perçuk | 67 | 44 | / |
| Parsukova | 67 | 32 | / |
| Pursukova | 67 | 12 | / |
| Purcuk | 67 | 8 | / |
| Pórsók | 67 | 1 | / |
Porsuk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Porsuk in the Russian language | ||
| Порсук | porsuk | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Porsuk
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis