Purdence Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Purdence Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purdence Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Purdence (18) may also be a first name.

Purdence Last Name Facts

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

The last name Purdence occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Purdence? popularity and diffusion

The surname Purdence is the 7,117,718th most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Purdence are found; 86 percent are found in South America and 86 percent are found in Luso-South America. Purdence is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 18 people.

The surname is most numerous in Brazil, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 35,679,055. In Brazil Purdence is most common in: Minas Gerais, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Brazil this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 14 percent reside.

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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 Purdence
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