Pursem Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Pursem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritius | 32 | 1:40,419 | 7,602 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Pursem (86) may also be a first name.
Pursem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pursem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pursem occurs in Mauritius more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Pursem.
How Common Is The Last Name Pursem? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,228,735th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Pursem reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in Southern African Indian Ocean. It is also the 1,032,266th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 86 people.
The surname Pursem is most frequently held in Mauritius, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 40,419. In Mauritius Pursem is most prevalent in: Plaines Wilhems District, where 100 percent reside. Not including Mauritius Pursem exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peursem | 92 | 81 | / |
| Pourshem | 86 | 50 | / |
| Pursen | 83 | 29 | / |
| Pursam | 83 | 4 | / |
| Purgem | 83 | 0 | / |
| Poursam | 77 | 68 | / |
| Pursent | 77 | 9 | / |
| Purshen | 77 | 3 | / |
| Poursim | 77 | 1 | / |
| Peursen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pursham | 77 | 1 | / |
| Paursen | 77 | 0 | / |
| Purssen | 77 | 0 | / |
| Pursn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Poursham | 71 | 31 | / |
| Poursane | 71 | 2 | / |
| Poursoum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Peurssen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Purson | 67 | 234 | / |
| Pursan | 67 | 67 | / |
| Pursin | 67 | 20 | / |
| Poursoune | 67 | 18 | / |
| Porschiem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Porsim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Purjam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pourshane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Porsen | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Pursem
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