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 last name Purson occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,064,392nd most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 31,143,359 people. 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 prevalent given name internationally, 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 primarily concentrated in: Grand Est, where 59 percent are found, Hauts-de-France, where 11 percent are found and Brittany, where 10 percent are found. Beside France this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Purson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Purson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Purson surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Purson
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