Purcareanu Surname
Approximately 118 people bear this surname
Purcareanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 81 | 1:247,875 | 23,462 |
| Moldova | 29 | 1:122,806 | 13,852 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
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 surname Purcareanu is most common in Romania. It may also be found in the variant forms: Purcăreanu. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Purcareanu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Purcareanu is the 1,674,734th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. The surname Purcareanu is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Purcareanu live; 94 percent live in Eastern Europe and 93 percent live in Romanian Europe.
It is most commonly used in Romania, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 247,875. In Romania Purcareanu is most common in: Dâmbovița County, where 49 percent reside, Gorj County, where 40 percent reside and Brașov County, where 5 percent reside. Beside Romania Purcareanu is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 25 percent reside and Germany, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purcăreanu | 97 | 2 | / |
| Purcarean | 95 | 82 | / |
| Purcareann | 90 | 1 | / |
| Purcarin | 78 | 257 | / |
| Parcaren | 78 | 1 | / |
| Pourkaran | 74 | 241 | / |
| Purkaryan | 74 | 15 | / |
| Parocaran | 74 | 8 | / |
| Pourakran | 74 | 1 | / |
| Parcarian | 74 | 1 | / |
| Purakaran | 74 | 1 | / |
| Prakran | 71 | 1 | / |
| Parcarn | 71 | 0 | / |
| Prigoreanu | 70 | 204 | / |
| Prigureanu | 70 | 41 | / |
| Pourkarani | 70 | 16 | / |
| Pracharoen | 70 | 13 | / |
| Pourkarhan | 70 | 8 | / |
| Priyacaran | 70 | 4 | / |
| Pourkarian | 70 | 2 | / |
| Puruggaran | 70 | 1 | / |
| Pourgharan | 70 | 1 | / |
| Purchiaroni | 67 | 323 | / |
| Porcarin | 67 | 109 | / |
| Purcărin | 67 | 12 | / |
| Buracharoen | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pourgran | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pourkarrani | 67 | 7 | / |
| Parkranu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Purkarna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Prakaran | 67 | 1 | / |
| Burcuren | 67 | 1 | / |
| Percoran | 67 | 1 | / |
| Purgarin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Burkaran | 67 | 1 | / |
| Burachareon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Parcoran | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Purcareanu
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