Purdu Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Purdu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purdu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1081:185,90618,848
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Purdu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Purdu is found in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purdu? popularity and diffusion

Purdu is the 1,666,404th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. The surname Purdu is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Purdu live; 91 percent live in Eastern Europe and 91 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The surname Purdu is most frequent in Romania, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 185,906. In Romania it is most numerous in: Argeș County, where 96 percent live and Constanța County, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Romania it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent live and Finland, where 1 percent live.

Purdu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Purdu has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 44 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Purdu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Purdu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Purdu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42.64% less than the national average, earning $24,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purdeu9131/
Purdui915/
Purdus910/
Purdou910/
Purdust839/
Purdeus837/
Purdaus835/
Pourdud832/
Pourdut831/
Pirdu800/
Pordu800/
Pirdhu731/
Pordeu731/
Pirdau731/
Purdoe731/
Purdoo731/
Pordau730/

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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 Purdu
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