Purswaney Surname
Approximately 128 people bear this surname
Purswaney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 84 | 1:87,327 | 1,583 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Purswaney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purswaney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Purswaney occurs in Hong Kong more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Purswaney? popularity and diffusion
The surname Purswaney is the 1,589,322nd most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Purswaney reside; 69 percent reside in East Asia and 69 percent reside in Sino-East Asia.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Hong Kong, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 87,327. Apart from Hong Kong this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 30 percent live and Taiwan, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purswane | 94 | 4 | / |
| Purswani | 82 | 1,473 | / |
| Purshwani | 78 | 2 | / |
| Purswaani | 78 | 1 | / |
| Pursvani | 71 | 30 | / |
| Pourshwhani | 70 | 5 | / |
| Poorswani | 67 | 5 | / |
| Purshvani | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pourzbani | 56 | 1 | / |
| Pourrzvani | 53 | 73 | / |
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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 Purswaney
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