Pursen Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Pursen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pursen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines271:3,749,564153,425
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Pursen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pursen is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Pursen.

How Common Is The Last Name Pursen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pursen is the 3,665,662nd most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Pursen reside; 90 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 90 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The last name is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 3,749,564. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 93 percent live and Central Luzon, where 4 percent live. Aside from The Philippines this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pursent929/
Purshen923/
Peursen921/
Paursen920/
Purssen920/
Pursn911/
Peurssen861/
Purson83234/
Pursan8367/
Pursem8337/
Pursin8320/
Pirsen831/
Porsen831/
Poursin77276/
Poursan77121/
Pursian77105/
Peursem7781/
Paurson7739/
Piersen7737/
Purshin779/
Pursing775/
Puerson773/
Peurson772/
Purshan771/
Pursant770/
Purchen770/
Pursion770/
Puirson770/
Putrson770/
Porsn731/
Porschen71957/
Pourjent7186/
Poursoun7149/
Poursand7132/
Pourshan7125/
Poursang7120/
Purshina7118/
Poursian717/
Pursingh714/
Poursane712/
Poursson712/
Porsehen711/
Purscina711/
Pursotin711/
Pourssin711/
Phursing711/
Purshyna711/
Purssina711/
Purgin671,148/
Porsan67567/
Porsin67301/
Porson67131/
Pirsan67107/
Pürsün6767/
Pursanova6762/
Porschien6751/
Purjan6744/
Purcon6733/
Poursoune6718/
Porcen6718/
Pirşen6715/
Pürgen6711/
Pourshand679/
Pirsin679/
Pourshang678/
Porsén677/
Porsyn674/
Purçan674/
Pursam674/
Purzan673/
Pursonowa673/
Pircen672/
Pursinova671/
Pirzen671/
Purcan671/
Poursahan671/
Pourshane671/
Piersn670/
Purcin670/
Purgem670/

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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 Pursen
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