Pursam Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Pursam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Pursam (8) may also be a first name.
Pursam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pursam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pursam (Hindi: पुरसम) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pursam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pursam is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Pursam are found; 75 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Pursam is also the 4,213,784th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 8 people.
This last name is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India Pursam is most common in: Telangana, where 100 percent are found. Aside from India this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent are found.
Pursam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Pursam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pursam surname decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poursam | 92 | 68 | / |
| Pursham | 92 | 1 | / |
| Poursham | 86 | 31 | / |
| Poursiam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pursan | 83 | 67 | / |
| Pursem | 83 | 37 | / |
| Porsam | 83 | 4 | / |
| Purjam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pourshahm | 80 | 664 | / |
| Pursamova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Poursan | 77 | 121 | / |
| Pursian | 77 | 105 | / |
| Peursem | 77 | 81 | / |
| Pourjam | 77 | 25 | / |
| Pourzam | 77 | 7 | / |
| Puersom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Purshan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pursean | 77 | 0 | / |
| Pursant | 77 | 0 | / |
| Poursain | 71 | 93 | / |
| Poursand | 71 | 32 | / |
| Pourshan | 71 | 25 | / |
| Poursang | 71 | 20 | / |
| Pourrzam | 71 | 17 | / |
| Pourzaim | 71 | 12 | / |
| Poursian | 71 | 7 | / |
| Pourcham | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pourdjam | 71 | 2 | / |
| Poursane | 71 | 2 | / |
| Poursoum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Porsan | 67 | 567 | / |
| Purson | 67 | 234 | / |
| Pursanova | 67 | 62 | / |
| Purjan | 67 | 44 | / |
| Pursen | 67 | 29 | / |
| Porsom | 67 | 19 | / |
| Pirzam | 67 | 16 | / |
| Pourshand | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pourshang | 67 | 8 | / |
| Purçan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pursonowa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Purzan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pourshane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pourshain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poursahan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Purcan | 67 | 1 | / |
Pursam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pursam in the Hindi language | ||
| पुरसम | purasama | - |
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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 Pursam
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