Purden Surname

953,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Purden Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Scotland561:95,6046,623
England511:1,092,51152,584
Australia311:870,82953,581
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:406,25624,311
Scotland401:93,5804,818
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1051:478,27334,042

Purden (17) may also be a first name.

Purden Last Name Facts

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

Purden is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Purden? popularity and diffusion

It is the 953,750th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 26,596,883 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Purden are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent forename in the world It is held by 17 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 3,485,182. In The United States Purden is most numerous in: Arizona, where 22 percent live, California, where 21 percent live and Florida, where 13 percent live. Aside from The United States Purden is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 20 percent live and England, where 19 percent live.

Purden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Purden has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Purden last name fell 1 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 140 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it fell 15 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Purden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Purden last name are 21.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.18% registered with the political party.

The amount Purden earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.74% less than the national average, earning $41,103 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.26% less than the national average, earning $46,574 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purdeen9221/
Pourden921/
Phurden920/
Purdin83762/
Porden8364/
Pirden837/
Purdyn831/
Purdem831/
Purdina7772/
Purdion7730/
Pierden771/
Purduin770/
Purding770/
Poordeen717/
Pourdina712/
Pourding711/
Pordin6740/
Purdim670/
Portdin6232/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Purden
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