Tursen Surname

671,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tursen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tursen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2281:35,7624,262
Afghanistan1831:175,7003,503
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Türsen (132) & Turşen (1) are calculated separately.

Tursen (160) may also be a first name.

Tursen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tursen (Russian: Турсен) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Türsen or Turşen. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tursen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 671,677th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 16,376,508 people. Tursen is predominantly found in Oceania, where 51 percent of Tursen live; 51 percent live in Oceania Islands and 51 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 725,185th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 160 people.

The surname Tursen is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 228 people, or 1 in 35,762. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: New Ireland, where 94 percent reside, East Sepik, where 4 percent reside and Bougainville, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 41 percent reside and Russia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Türsen94132/
Turşen941/
Turshen9232/
Toursen922/
Thursen921/
Turrsen920/
Tursienė8674/
Thoursen861/
Thurssen860/
Thurshen860/
Tursyn833,155/
Tursin83332/
Torsen83330/
Tursan83307/
Tirsen83208/
Turgen8364/
Turson8334/
Tursón833/
Turzen832/
Toursheen804/
Tursenova802/
Turchen77146/
Tiersen77107/
Turshin7785/
Thurson7782/
Toersen7754/
Tursion7750/
Tursone7743/
Turshyn7711/
Tursyna7711/
Turshan778/
Tursiem778/
Tourson777/
Turshon776/
Thursan774/
Toursin774/
Tursing771/
Torrsen771/
Torseen771/
Torsien771/
Thirsen771/
Turszyn771/
Tirssen771/
Toursem771/
Tursson770/
Thursin770/
Thurgen770/
Thiersen7181/
Turshina7142/
Thorssen7135/
Thourson7133/
Türschen7117/
Thursang7114/
Turshyna7110/
Thursyna719/
Thorrsen713/
Thursand713/
Tursnova712/
Toursoun712/
Tourshan711/
Tursingh711/
Tourhson711/
Thorsien711/
Thurshan711/
Tuersson711/
Turcheen710/
Thirssen710/
Thoursan710/
Thuerson710/
Turcan6715,768/
Turjan673,879/
Tursynova672,526/
Turcin671,641/
Tursinova671,548/
Torson671,061/
Tursam67467/
Torsin67212/
Turçin67172/
Torsan67165/
Turşin67151/
Toerschen67147/
Turgin67131/
Türsan67126/
Tirsan67116/
Turján67115/
Türgen6775/
Turzin6765/
Tursanova6760/
Tirsin6739/
Turcon6730/
Thorsn6719/
Turzan6719/
Turzyn6719/
Torsén6717/
Torsán6715/
Turzán6714/
Tirsén6713/
Turcyn678/
Turšan674/
Turxan673/
Tursom672/
Tourssane671/

Tursen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tursen in the Russian language
Турсенtursen-

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Footnotes

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