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) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pursh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,007,164th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. The surname Pursh occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Pursh reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 8,054,643. In The United States it is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 76 percent reside, Delaware, where 11 percent reside and California, where 4 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 36 percent reside and Ukraine, where 7 percent reside.

Pursh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pursh last name are 17.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.29% registered with the political 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
  • 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 Pursh
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