Pursky Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Pursky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pursky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
Canada71:5,263,656239,735

Pursky Last Name Facts

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

Pursky (Russian: Пурский) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pursky? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,323,005th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name Pursky occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Pursky are found; 80 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 80 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

Pursky is most numerous in Russia, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 5,147,252. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Komi Republic, where 43 percent are found, Krasnodar Krai, where 18 percent are found and Belgorod Oblast, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Russia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purskyi92114/
Purskey926/
Purszky925/
Purskaya8612/
Purski83261/
Pirsky83106/
Purska838/
Purske831/
Porsky831/
Purszke77133/
Piersky7714/
Porskyi775/
Putrski774/
Purszki772/
Purskie771/
Phorsky771/
Pourska771/
Purszka771/
Purzski771/
Porskiy771/
Pirskiy771/
Porskey770/
Purschke711,404/
Pierskey711/
Putrchky710/
Purschey710/
Porske6749/
Porzky6740/
Pirski6713/
Pirske676/
Porski675/
Porska673/
Pirska672/

Pursky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pursky in the Russian language
Пурскийpurskij-

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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 Pursky
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