Pursh Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Russia

Pursh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pursh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
India51:153,413,076951,030

Pursh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pursh (Hindi: पुर्श, Oriya: ପୁଷ, Russian: Пурш) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pursh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pursh is the 2,007,164th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. The surname Pursh occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Pursh live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Pursh is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 8,054,643. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 76 percent are found, Delaware, where 11 percent are found and California, where 4 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 36 percent are found and Ukraine, where 7 percent are found.

Pursh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pursh last name are 17.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.29% registered to vote for the party.

Pursh earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.22% less than the national average, earning $38,739 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pursch91692/
Poursh91142/
Purshe912/
Paursh911/
Purs8956/
Pursche831,175/
Puhrsch8315/
Purscht830/
Poursch830/
Purse801,624/
Purss80257/
Porsh80231/
Pours8099/
Puers8092/
Paurs8053/
Purch807/
Pirsh802/
Purst802/
Peurs801/
Purrs801/
Purshova772/
Pirsch73985/
Purche7317/
Pourch7316/
Pürsch733/
Pourse733/
Paurst732/
Pursse731/
Peurse731/
Pourrs730/
Paurch730/
Purschová7134/
Pors671,681/
Pirs67246/
Pfirsch67115/
Purš6758/
Piersch6714/
Pursova6712/
Pourche673/

Pursh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pursh in the Hindi language
पुर्शpursa-
Pursh in the Oriya language
ପୁଷpusa-
Pursh in the Russian language
Пуршpurs-

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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 Pursh
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