Pursotham Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Pursotham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pursotham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa611:888,15957,770
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Pursotham (67) may also be a first name.

Pursotham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pursotham (Hindi: पुरूषोत्म, Marathi: पुरषो) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Pursotham click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pursotham? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,394,033rd most common family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Pursotham reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Pursotham is also the 1,191,548th most common first name worldwide, held by 67 people.

The last name Pursotham is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 888,159. In South Africa Pursotham is most common in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 75 percent are found, Gauteng, where 21 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 2 percent are found. Barring South Africa this surname is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 5 percent are found.

Pursotham Last Name Statistics demography

Pursotham earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.06% less than the national average, earning R 149,580 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pursotham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pursotham in the Marathi language
पुरषोpuraso-
Pursotham in the Hindi language
पुरूषोत्मpurusotma50
पुरूोषतमpuruosatama50

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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 Pursotham
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