Purcariu Surname

528,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Purcariu Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'one who kept and raised pigs' in Romanian.

Purcariu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania5991:33,5194,272
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Purcariu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'one who kept and raised pigs' in Romanian.

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Purcariu Last Name Facts

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

Purcariu occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Purcariu? popularity and diffusion

Purcariu is the 528,890th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 11,907,755 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Purcariu reside; 98 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 98 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

Purcariu is most widespread in Romania, where it is held by 599 people, or 1 in 33,519. In Romania it is mostly found in: Neamț County, where 32 percent reside, Bacău County, where 21 percent reside and Alba County, where 9 percent reside. Other than Romania this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Purcaroiu9488/
Purcariou941/
Purcaru932,751/
Purcari9359/
Porcariu8893/
Purcaroi8840/
Purcaria881/
Purcario881/
Purcar86832/
Purcăroiu827/
Porcari803,580/
Porcaru80317/
Purcaro80291/
Purkari8014/
Parcari809/
Procaru804/
Purgari803/
Purcara802/
Purcare802/
Purycar801/
Procari801/
Precari801/
Purcaroaia7828/
Purcarea751,846/
Percario75275/
Porcario75191/
Procario75134/
Bercariu7558/
Prachari7518/
Precario7513/
Purcarey7510/
Burcaria757/
Porcarri757/
Paracari755/
Pericari754/
Purigari753/
Pirgariu753/
Pourkari752/
Puracaro751/
Purakaru751/
Pircaari751/
Parecari751/
Pargariu751/
Bhurcari751/
Paracaru751/
Percarri751/
Purkar713,978/
Porcar712,614/
Purgar71869/
Burcar71503/
Bercaroiu7161/
Parachari7133/
Pourkhari7118/
Procar7112/
Pircar7112/
Parcar719/
Peurakari715/
Buracarri714/
Percar714/
Prachaari714/
Pourghari712/
Prucar712/
Purakr711/
Purkaroua711/
Pericario711/
Pyrcar711/
Purukwari711/
Pour Kari711/
Prakri711/
Pericaria711/
Perocarie710/
Precar710/
Porcaro675,328/
Percara671,885/
Bercaru671,644/
Pourkar671,467/
Barcari671,403/
Purekar67734/
Prachar67580/
Porcare67577/
Barcaru67462/
Pirgari67379/
Purakar67218/
Pargari67206/
Parqari67200/
Pirgaru67196/
Porkari6790/
Pârgaru6777/
Parkari6776/
Precaro6773/
Pergari6764/
Borcari6760/
Pourgar6755/
Prakrai6753/
Burgari6749/
Perkari6748/
Bercari6740/
Paurkar6733/
Porcara6731/
Pîrgaru6727/
Purcray6722/
Porcary6721/
Burkari6720/
Parckar6714/
Parcaro6713/
Porkaru6713/
Burkaru679/
Perecar679/
Pirkari679/
Pirçari678/
Pourkhahri678/
Procare677/
Prokari676/
Pircaro676/
Purikar675/
Pyrgaru674/
Procaro674/
Purkair673/
Puragur673/
Perakri673/
Pricare673/
Précaro673/
Parecar673/
Purukar672/
Brucari672/
Piracar671/
Puraker671/
Purcker671/
Purgaro671/
Pragari671/
Pragaru671/
Prakari671/
Prakriy671/
Perckar671/
Purgara671/
Paracar671/
Percare671/
Percaro671/
Pyrgari671/
Puricayare671/
Purkuri671/
Prekari671/
Prakhri671/
Pracary671/
Pourkarayi671/
Bourcar671/
Proagri671/
Pragrai671/
Pra Car671/
Precara671/
Percori671/
Burcaro670/
Pericar670/
Prackar670/
Bircaru670/

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