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Where Does The Last Name Purchess Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Purchess is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Purchess? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 2,944,094^th most widely held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Purchess are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Purchess is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 2,118,565. In Germany it is most numerous in: Brandenburg, where 74 percent are found and Berlin, where 26 percent are found. Apart from Germany Purchess is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Purchess Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Purchess has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Purchess surname declined 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Purchess Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Purchess earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.