Pursun Surname
Approximately 489 people bear this surname
Pursun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritius | 458 | 1:2,824 | 485 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pursuhn | 92 | 0 | / |
| Pürsün | 89 | 67 | / |
| Poursoun | 86 | 49 | / |
| Purson | 83 | 234 | / |
| Porsun | 83 | 10 | / |
| Pursum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pirsun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Poursoune | 80 | 18 | / |
| Peursum | 77 | 116 | / |
| Paurson | 77 | 39 | / |
| Porshun | 77 | 21 | / |
| Purjung | 77 | 4 | / |
| Peurson | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pourzun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Piersun | 77 | 0 | / |
| Puirson | 77 | 0 | / |
| Poursson | 71 | 2 | / |
| Poursoum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Porson | 67 | 131 | / |
| Pursonowa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phorson | 62 | 20 | / |
| Porsson | 62 | 4 | / |
| Phorsson | 57 | 1 | / |
| Porzon | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Pursun
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