Purdham Surname

435,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 788 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Purdham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purdham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4111:881,89566,754
England3051:182,68216,414
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Purdham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Purdham is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Purdham.

How Common Is The Last Name Purdham? popularity and diffusion

It is the 435,773rd most numerous surname internationally, held by around 1 in 9,248,155 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Purdham reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Purdham is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 411 people, or 1 in 881,895. In The United States it is most common in: Maryland, where 28 percent reside, Virginia, where 27 percent reside and Minnesota, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States Purdham occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 39 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Purdham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Purdham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Purdham last name increased 856 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 763 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Purdham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Purdham last name are 30.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.55% being registered with the political party.

The amount Purdham earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 5.6% more than the national average, earning R 250,944 per year; in United States they earn 20.69% less than the national average, earning $34,221 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.13% more than the national average, earning $59,185 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pourdham93131/
Purdam92160/
Pordham8653/
Purdhan8636/
Pourdam8615/
Purdhom861/
Purdohm860/
Purdom772,124/
Purdan7710/
Purdhomme7518/
Pordhan7197/
Purdome7146/
Pourdan7111/
Purdain717/
Purdomn711/
Purdand711/
Purtdom710/
Pourdang6715/
Porddhan671/
Peurdoum671/
Purdanova637/
Purdon624,013/
Pordan62507/
Pordom6217/
Pirdom624/
Pourdon573/
Pordomm571/
Purdone570/
Puyrredon5043/
Puyrredón501/
Puirredon501/

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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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  • 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 Purdham
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