Purson Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Purson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2101:316,29948,089
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:627,73441,746

Purson (33) may also be a first name.

Purson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Purson is most common in France. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,064,392nd most widely held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 31,143,359 people. The last name Purson occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Purson reside; 90 percent reside in Western Europe and 90 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequent forename worldwide. It is borne by 33 people.

This last name is most frequent in France, where it is held by 210 people, or 1 in 316,299. In France it is most frequent in: Grand Est, where 59 percent live, Hauts-de-France, where 11 percent live and Brittany, where 10 percent live. Apart from France it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Purson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Purson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Purson surname fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Purson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Purson surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

Purson earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.18% less than the national average, earning $41,779 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paurson9239/
Peurson922/
Putrson920/
Puirson920/
Pursion920/
Poursoun8649/
Poursson862/
Pursotin861/
Pursun83489/
Porson83131/
Pursan8367/
Purcon8333/
Pursen8329/
Poursoune8018/
Pursonowa803/
Purchon77250/
Poursan77121/
Pursian77105/
Phorson7720/
Porsson774/
Poerson774/
Purcuon771/
Peursen771/
Porsohn771/
Poorson771/
Purshan771/
Pursant770/
Paursen770/
Pursuhn770/
Purssen770/
Pourchon7145/
Poursand7132/
Pourshan7125/
Poursang7120/
Poursian717/
Poursane712/
Poursoum711/
Peurssen711/
Phorsson711/
Porsan67567/
Pürsün6767/
Pursanova6762/
Purjan6744/
Pursem6737/
Porsun6710/
Pourshand679/
Pourshang678/
Porsén677/
Pursam674/
Purçan674/
Purzan673/
Poursahan671/
Pursum671/
Pourshane671/
Porzon671/
Purcan671/
Porsen671/

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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
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  • 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 Purson
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