Pursti Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Norway

Pursti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Pursti Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India101:76,706,538639,611
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Pursti Last Name Facts

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

Pursti (Oriya: ଟି) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pursti? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most frequent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Pursti reside; 73 percent reside in South Asia and 67 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The last name is most common in India, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 76,706,538. In India it is most prevalent in: West Bengal, where 40 percent are found, Jharkhand, where 30 percent are found and Odisha, where 30 percent are found. Not including India it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 13 percent are found and Norway, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purshti927/
Purstis921/
Pursty8325/
Porsti833/
Purjti831/
Purchti771/
Purstey771/
Purshta771/
Pourrsta711/
Pourshta711/
Pourshteh679/
Purcte670/
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Pursti Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pursti in the Oriya language
ଟିti50
ପୁିpui50

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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 Pursti
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