Pursley Surname
Approximately 5,827 people bear this surname
Pursley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,550 | 1:65,308 | 7,627 |
| Canada | 107 | 1:344,351 | 31,229 |
| England | 97 | 1:574,413 | 34,909 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:232,775 | 11,829 |
| Northern Ireland | 22 | 1:83,865 | 5,605 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 13 | 1:340,759 | 12,983 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 43 | 1:566,869 | 29,432 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 680 | 1:73,851 | 7,909 |
Pursley Demographics
Pursley Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Pursley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pursley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pursley is most common in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Pursley click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pursley? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 83,078th most widespread surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,250,651 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Pursley reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 5,550 people, or 1 in 65,308. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 14 percent reside, Missouri, where 8 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.
Pursley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Pursley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pursley last name expanded 816 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 226 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 256 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pursley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Pursley last name is principally Methodist (46%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Pursley last name are 19.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.35% registered with the party.
The amount Pursley earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.66% less than the national average, earning $41,137 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.91% less than the national average, earning $46,748 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pursly | 92 | 2 | / |
| Pursle | 92 | 1 | / |
| Purselley | 88 | 236 | / |
| D'Pursley | 88 | 1 | / |
| Porsley | 86 | 36 | / |
| Poursly | 86 | 2 | / |
| Purcley | 86 | 2 | / |
| Pursler | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pirsley | 86 | 0 | / |
| Purscelley | 82 | 80 | / |
| Pursselley | 82 | 13 | / |
| Purslowe | 80 | 44 | / |
| Purselle | 80 | 24 | / |
| Purselly | 80 | 10 | / |
| Piersley | 80 | 0 | / |
| Purcle | 77 | 2 | / |
| Purcly | 77 | 0 | / |
| Purcelley | 75 | 21 | / |
| Pourselle | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pursellei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Poursillie | 71 | 7 | / |
| Poursla | 71 | 2 | / |
| Purzler | 71 | 1 | / |
| Porssly | 71 | 0 | / |
| Purcilly | 67 | 37 | / |
| Pirschle | 67 | 32 | / |
| Purcelle | 67 | 24 | / |
| Purcille | 67 | 14 | / |
| Purchler | 67 | 13 | / |
| Purslash | 67 | 12 | / |
| Purcelly | 67 | 9 | / |
| Purscheller | 67 | 1 | / |
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Pursley Reference & Research
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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 Pursley
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