Pursam Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Pursam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pursam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

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 last name Pursam (Hindi: पुरसम) is found most frequently in India. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pursam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Pursam is primarily found in Asia, where 75 percent of Pursam live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 4,213,784th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 8 people.

The last name Pursam is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India it is mostly found in: Telangana, where 100 percent live. Aside from India this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live.

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 last name decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poursam9268/
Pursham921/
Poursham8631/
Poursiam861/
Pursan8367/
Pursem8337/
Porsam834/
Purjam831/
Pourshahm80664/
Pursamova801/
Poursan77121/
Pursian77105/
Peursem7781/
Pourjam7725/
Pourzam777/
Puersom771/
Purshan771/
Pursean770/
Pursant770/
Poursain7193/
Poursand7132/
Pourshan7125/
Poursang7120/
Pourrzam7117/
Pourzaim7112/
Poursian717/
Pourcham714/
Pourdjam712/
Poursane712/
Poursoum711/
Porsan67567/
Purson67234/
Pursanova6762/
Purjan6744/
Pursen6729/
Porsom6719/
Pirzam6716/
Pourshand679/
Pourshang678/
Purçan674/
Pursonowa673/
Purzan673/
Pourshane671/
Pourshain671/
Poursahan671/
Purcan671/

Pursam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pursam in the Hindi language
पुरसमpurasama-

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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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