Purcarea Surname
Approximately 1,846 people bear this surname
Purcarea Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 1,691 | 1:11,873 | 1,526 |
| Spain | 96 | 1:487,000 | 24,732 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Purcărea (403) & Purcãrea (1) are calculated separately.
Purcarea Demographics
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Purcarea Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purcarea Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Purcarea is held by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Purcărea or Purcãrea. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Purcarea? popularity and diffusion
Purcarea is the 221,125th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,947,750 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Purcarea reside; 92 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 92 percent reside in Romanian Europe.
This last name is most common in Romania, where it is borne by 1,691 people, or 1 in 11,873. In Romania it is primarily concentrated in: Teleorman County, where 16 percent reside, Bucharest Municipality, where 13 percent reside and Dolj County, where 10 percent reside. Not including Romania it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Purcarea Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Purcarea surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.
Purcarea earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.05% more than the national average, earning $57,842 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purcărea | 96 | 403 | / |
| Purcãrea | 96 | 1 | / |
| Purcare | 93 | 2 | / |
| Purcara | 93 | 2 | / |
| Porcarea | 88 | 55 | / |
| Purcarey | 88 | 10 | / |
| Purcaria | 88 | 1 | / |
| Purchare | 88 | 0 | / |
| Porcare | 80 | 577 | / |
| Purcari | 80 | 59 | / |
| Porcara | 80 | 31 | / |
| Pourchaire | 78 | 166 | / |
| Purcăreață | 78 | 32 | / |
| Purcaroaia | 78 | 28 | / |
| Pourchayre | 78 | 10 | / |
| Purcaroi | 75 | 40 | / |
| Pourzare | 75 | 8 | / |
| Porccare | 75 | 2 | / |
| Purcario | 75 | 1 | / |
| Porcarra | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pourzareh | 71 | 143 | / |
| Porcaraye | 71 | 68 | / |
| Pourzarei | 71 | 23 | / |
| Pourzaire | 71 | 22 | / |
| Pourkarat | 71 | 9 | / |
| Pourzaree | 71 | 6 | / |
| Pourkasra | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pourkatre | 71 | 1 | / |
| Purcariță | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pourkarah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pourzahra | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pourkarer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Porcari | 67 | 3,580 | / |
| Porcary | 67 | 21 | / |
| Pourzkaria | 67 | 20 | / |
| Purkari | 67 | 14 | / |
| Pourkasrai | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pourkarreh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pourkarayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Porcore | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Purcarea
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