Purcis Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Purcis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purcis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Purcis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Purcis is borne by more people in Scotland than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Purcis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most common family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Purcis are found; 60 percent are found in Northern Europe and 60 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most commonly held in Scotland, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 1,784,606. In Scotland Purcis is primarily found in: West Lothian, where 100 percent are found. Other than Scotland this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent are found.

Purcis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Purcis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Purcis surname decreased 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purchis9291/
Purci9139/
Purchiss868/
Purchise861/
Purkis831,723/
Purchi8323/
Purzis8315/
Purcic839/
Purces836/
Purgis835/
Purxis832/
Pursis830/
Pourchish801/
Purkiss773,134/
Purches77444/
Pourchi77357/
Pourgis771/
Porceis771/
Purcess771/
Purkais771/
Purchit771/
Purckes770/
Pourcit770/
Purse731,624/
Purce73295/
Pursa73233/
Purji7337/
Pursi7334/
Purgi7327/
Porci739/
Pursy734/
Purcy733/
Purchese7173/
Purchess7144/
Pourtzis7124/
Pourdjis713/
Purkhise712/
Purgiesz711/
Purser678,427/
Pursey671,704/
Purcea67965/
Purcer67156/
Purcey6797/
Poursa6765/
Purshi6741/
Pursha6737/
Purzyc6731/
Purcet6728/
Purkes6723/
Purgić6718/
Purche6717/
Pourcy6710/
Purset679/
Porces678/
Purjes677/
Purzsa675/
Purses675/
Pursai675/
Pursee675/
Purgit675/
Poursi674/
Purgia674/
Pourse673/
Purcee673/
Pourji673/
Purshe672/
Purchy672/
Peurse671/
Purjai671/
Purjoi671/
Pursse671/
Poursy671/
Pourtzies671/
Porkis671/
Purges670/
Pursie670/
Pursei670/
Peurce670/
Purceh670/
Pirsis670/
Pource670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Purcis
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