Poursanidis Surname

463,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 727 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Poursanidis Surname User-submission:

From Poursa, a variant of the city Bursa in modern day Turkey and -idis, a Greek suffix meaning 'son of'. Thus the name means 'son of someone from Bursa'. The name variably uses u or ou because of the Greek language's use of ou for the sound [u].

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Poursanidis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece5941:18,6532,678
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Cyprus331:26,8143,049
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Poursanidis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From Poursa, a variant of the city Bursa in modern day Turkey and -idis, a Greek suffix meaning 'son of'. Thus the name means 'son of someone from Bursa'. The name variably uses u or ou because of the Greek language's use of ou for the sound [u].

One region where such surname came from is the (now destroyed) village Yaçoğlu/Yaçuğlu (Γιάτσογλου/Γιάτσουλου).

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Poursanidis Last Name Facts

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

Poursanidis is found in Greece more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Poursanidis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poursanidis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 463,668th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 10,024,135 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Poursanidis are found; 86 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 86 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Greece, where it is carried by 594 people, or 1 in 18,653. In Greece Poursanidis is mostly concentrated in: Central Macedonia, where 53 percent live, Western Macedonia, where 20 percent live and Attica, where 11 percent live. Not including Greece Poursanidis is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 5 percent live and Cyprus, where 5 percent live.

Poursanidis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Poursanidis surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Poursanidis earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 39% less than the national average, earning $26,321 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.81% more than the national average, earning $51,578 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pursanidis9518/
Poursanidi956/
Porsanidis951/
Poursanides912/
Poursanidij911/
Pursanidi904/
Pursanidisová831/
Parsonidis7617/
Parsenidis761/
Pharconides551/

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