Purdy Forename

432,205th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 399 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Purdy Forename Definition:

A Hindustani name, meaning: One secluded: a recluse.

Purdy Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
1301:2,788,74641,806
Netherlands
58%
 
501:338,0429,978
Canada
100%
421:788,89017,380
Jamaica-421:68,6483,437
England
 
89%
391:1,425,71620,674
South Africa
100%
241:2,272,19464,564
Belgium
89%
 
171:675,8859,645
Australia-151:910,50811,282
Trinidad and Tobago
86%
 
81:170,1779,829
Honduras-81:1,102,18311,893
Malaysia
100%
41:7,612,485167,458
Mexico
50%
 
31:41,381,47674,307
Philippines
100%
31:35,336,492343,681
Wales
100%
31:1,031,43610,092
China-21:683,027,89194,999
Ivory Coast-11:23,075,933135,227
Indonesia-11:257,963,6681,335,696
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Grenada
100%
11:108,1254,208
Germany-11:96,677,87695,912
Uganda
100%
11:40,956,920131,348
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731

Purdy (32,639) may also be a surname.

Purdy Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Hindustani name, meaning: One secluded: a recluse.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Purdy Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purdey91229/
Purday912/
Purdys911/
Phurdey833/
Purdhay831/
Purdaya831/
Purdi80399/
Purda8045/
Purde807/
Pirdy802/
Pordy802/
Purdie7378/
Purdip7324/
Pourde7318/
Pourdi7318/
Phurda7317/
Purdis7315/
Purdee735/
Phurdi733/
Purdeh732/
Pierdy732/
Phirdy731/
Purdea731/
Purdoi731/
Purdgi731/
Purdez731/
Purdes731/
Purdai731/
Purdeep6736/
Pahurdi675/
Purddie674/
Purwido673/
Pourdei673/
Purdesh672/
Pourdeh672/
Pierddy671/
Puriwud671/
Purdish671/
Pourdie671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Purdy