Pourghasem Surname

191,699th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Pourghasem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pourghasem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran2,1941:34,9974,142
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pourghasem (16) may also be a first name.

Pourghasem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pourghasem occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pourghasem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pourghasem is the 191,699th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 3,315,535 people. Pourghasem is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Pourghasem are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Pourghasem is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 16 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is borne by 2,194 people, or 1 in 34,997. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Tehran Province, where 16 percent live, East Azerbaijan Province, where 15 percent live and Gilan Province, where 13 percent live. Outside of Iran Pourghasem exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pourghassem9521/
Pourgasem951/
Poorghasem9013/
Pourgham891/
Pourghane841/
Porgham822/
Pourghanne806/
Pourghan7855/
Purgam754/
Pourgahan746/
Pourghand741/
Purgane7117/
Pargham713/
Pourgan711/
Purghan711/
Purgason67747/
Parghane6786/
Pourghochan677/
Pourgoum673/
Pourgand671/

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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
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  • 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 Pourghasem
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