Pursun Surname

626,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 489 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Pursun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pursun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius4581:2,824485
Ireland141:336,35312,021
England71:7,959,723202,100
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Pürsün (67) are calculated separately.

Pursun (11) may also be a first name.

Pursun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pursun is found most in Mauritius. It can be rendered as: Pürsün. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pursun? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 626,382nd most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 14,902,957 people. Pursun occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Pursun are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in Southern African Indian Ocean. It is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent forename world-wide, borne by 11 people.

The last name Pursun is most commonly held in Mauritius, where it is held by 458 people, or 1 in 2,824. In Mauritius Pursun is most prevalent in: Plaines Wilhems District, where 26 percent reside, Flacq District, where 23 percent reside and Rivière du Rempart District, where 21 percent reside. Beside Mauritius this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 3 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pursuhn920/
Pürsün8967/
Poursoun8649/
Purson83234/
Porsun8310/
Pursum831/
Pirsun831/
Poursoune8018/
Peursum77116/
Paurson7739/
Porshun7721/
Purjung774/
Peurson772/
Pourzun771/
Piersun770/
Puirson770/
Poursson712/
Poursoum711/
Porson67131/
Pursonowa673/
Phorson6220/
Porsson624/
Phorsson571/
Porzon501/

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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 Pursun
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