Purcu Surname
Approximately 438 people bear this surname
Purcu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 434 | 1:179,312 | 13,529 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
The alternate forms: Pürcü (9) are calculated separately.
Purcu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purcu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Purcu is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Pürcü. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Purcu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 679,794th most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 16,638,233 people. The last name Purcu is predominantly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Purcu reside; 74 percent reside in West Asia and 74 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
The last name is most frequent in Turkey, where it is borne by 434 people, or 1 in 179,312. In Turkey Purcu is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 26 percent reside, Zonguldak Province, where 15 percent reside and Aydin Province, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Turkey Purcu exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 1 percent reside and Belgium, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pürcü | 87 | 9 | / |
| Pourcau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Porcu | 80 | 17,309 | / |
| Purju | 80 | 15 | / |
| Purku | 80 | 3 | / |
| Pourchau | 77 | 26 | / |
| Pourchou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pourchut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pircau | 73 | 42 | / |
| Purkus | 73 | 22 | / |
| Porcuț | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pircuș | 73 | 1 | / |
| Purkhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pourchoux | 71 | 68 | / |
| Pourchaux | 71 | 57 | / |
| Phourcheu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pourchaud | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pourkou | 67 | 20 | / |
| Purkuit | 67 | 4 | / |
| Purkaut | 67 | 2 | / |
| Purshut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Purkush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Purgiau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pourkouh | 62 | 14 | / |
| Porcù | 60 | 22 | / |
| Porcú | 60 | 2 | / |
| Porcó | 60 | 2 | / |
| Pursoo | 55 | 69 | / |
| Porkuu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Purkhús | 50 | 43 | / |
| Pourzoo | 50 | 2 | / |
| Pursoey | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Purcu
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