Pursent Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Pursent Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pursent Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Pursent Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pursent is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pursent? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Pursent is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Pursent are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 63 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 13 percent reside and Gauteng, where 13 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 11 percent reside.

Pursent Last Name Statistics demography

Pursent earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 83.87% less than the national average, earning R 38,340 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pursente936/
Pursen9229/
Purshen863/
Porsent861/
Peursen861/
Paursen860/
Purssen860/
Pursn831/
Pourjent8086/
Purcente8024/
Peurssen801/
Pursem7737/
Pursin7720/
Porsen771/
Poursin71276/
Peursem7181/
Purshin719/
Pursing715/
Purchen710/
Porschen67957/
Purshina6718/
Pursingh674/
Purscina671/
Purssina671/
Purshyna671/
Porsn671/
Phursing671/
Pourssin671/
Porsehen671/

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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 Pursent
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