Pourpre Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Pourpre Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pourpre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France501:1,328,454133,611
England11:55,718,059489,080
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pourpre Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pourpre is found most in France. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pourpre? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,635,433rd most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Pourpre live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Pourpre is most frequently occurring in France, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 1,328,454. In France Pourpre is primarily found in: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 94 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 4 percent reside and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 2 percent reside. Outside of France it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside and Morocco, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pourpire9373/
Purpire8652/
Pourper862/
Purprer861/
Porphyre80151/
Porphire8020/
Purper77771/
Porper77120/
Parpre7711/
Porphir7122/
Parpere712/
Porproa711/
Poorpir711/
Parpère711/
Porpier710/
Parpree710/
Peharpre6758/
Porpirova6327/
Parper6227/
Parpert572/
Pierper571/
Parpris571/
Parpier571/
Peharpré5314/
Pearprai531/
Parpirova504/

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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
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  • 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 Pourpre
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