Purshad Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
South Africa

Purshad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purshad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367

Purshad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Purshad is most common in Pakistan. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Purshad? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Purshad is primarily found in Asia, where 64 percent of Purshad live; 64 percent live in South Asia and 64 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

Purshad is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 25,520,555. In Pakistan Purshad is mostly found in: Sindh, where 71 percent live, Gilgit-Baltistan, where 14 percent live and Punjab, where 14 percent live. Not including Pakistan this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 36 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pourshad9379/
Purshadh933/
Pursad92179/
Pursha9237/
Pourshadd881/
Pursadh8618/
Poursad869/
Pirshad868/
Purshat863/
Purshay861/
Purshas861/
Poursha861/
Purzsha861/
Pursa83233/
Pourshah80370/
Purshaha8051/
Poursaid8025/
Pourzhad801/
Purshoha801/
Purcha77395/
Pursah7774/
Poursa7765/
Pirsad7742/
Pursat7723/
Porsha7718/
Pursoh7716/
Puursa777/
Porsad776/
Purzsa775/
Pursai775/
Pursia773/
Putrsa771/
Pourzahad75220/
Poursjjad7528/
Pourshaha7514/
Pourchaud752/
Pourjahad752/
Pourshahs751/
Pourzad711,152/
Purchas71395/
Poursat7176/
Poursia7134/
Porshat7129/
Pourshashh7125/
Phoursa7110/
Porsaid716/
Porshay715/
Pursath714/
Porsaud714/
Pourshahat712/
Porshea712/
Pursait711/
Pirsaad711/
Pirsadh711/
Phorsha710/
Purja675,632/
Purca671,448/
Purza67111/
Porsa6787/
Pourzash6740/
Pursooth6731/
Pourchau6726/
Purso6715/
Porschat6712/
Purzhash6711/
Poorsaid674/
Pourseau671/
Purchhat671/
Purchass671/
Poursood671/
Pourchas671/
Pourchat671/
Purschey670/

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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 Purshad
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