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 surname Purswaney occurs in Hong Kong more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Purswaney? popularity and diffusion
The surname Purswaney is the 1,589,322nd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. The last name Purswaney is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Purswaney are found; 69 percent are found in East Asia and 69 percent are found in Sino-East Asia.
It is most widespread in Hong Kong, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 87,327. Beside Hong Kong this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 30 percent reside and Taiwan, where 3 percent reside.
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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