Purcifer Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Purcifer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purcifer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:1,358,97760,528
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

Purcifer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Purcifer is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Purcifer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purcifer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,808,717th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Purcifer live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,358,977. In England Purcifer is most common in: Durham, where 71 percent reside, North Yorkshire, where 12 percent reside and Somerset, where 10 percent reside. Other than England this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Purcifer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Purcifer has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Purcifer surname grew 410 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purkhifer821/
Poursife75143/
Poursifeh711/
Pourshifei671/
Poursifi635/
Pourshifi5918/
Pourseifi591/
Pourszifi591/
Pourseify591/
Poursefi502/

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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
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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 Purcifer
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