Purcareanu Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Purcareanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purcareanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania811:247,87523,462
Moldova291:122,80613,852
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Purcăreanu (2) are calculated separately.

Purcareanu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Purcareanu occurs most in Romania. It may also be rendered as a variant: Purcăreanu. Click here for other possible spellings of Purcareanu.

How Common Is The Last Name Purcareanu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,674,734th most frequently used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Purcareanu reside; 94 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 93 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

Purcareanu is most widely held in Romania, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 247,875. In Romania it is primarily concentrated in: Dâmbovița County, where 49 percent are found, Gorj County, where 40 percent are found and Brașov County, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Romania this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 25 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

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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 Purcareanu
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