Purdam Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Purdam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purdam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1041:259,57423,725
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

Purdam (19) may also be a first name.

Purdam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Purdam is found in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Purdam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Purdam is the 1,374,607th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. The last name Purdam is predominantly found in Oceania, where 65 percent of Purdam live; 65 percent live in Australasia and 65 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. Purdam is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held given name in the world It is held by 19 people.

The last name Purdam is most common in Australia, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 259,574. In Australia it is most prevalent in: New South Wales, where 67 percent reside, Australian Capital Territory, where 14 percent reside and Victoria, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Australia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 22 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Purdam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Purdam has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 66 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Purdam Last Name Statistics demography

Purdam earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.45% less than the national average, earning $26,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purdham92788/
Pourdam9215/
Pourdham86131/
Purdom832,124/
Purdan8310/
Pordham7753/
Purdome7746/
Purdhan7736/
Pourdan7711/
Purdain777/
Purdand771/
Purdomn771/
Purdhom771/
Purdohm770/
Purtdom770/
Pourdang7115/
Peurdoum711/
Purdon674,013/
Pordan67507/
Purdhomme6718/
Pordom6717/
Purdanova677/
Pirdom674/
Pordhan6297/
Pourdon623/
Pordomm621/
Purdone620/
Porddhan571/
Puyrredon5343/
Puyrredón531/
Puirredon531/
Pordán50437/
Pordon50428/
Pordón501/

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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
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  • 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 Purdam
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