Purek Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Purek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1121:1,180,79683,720
Poland231:1,652,55491,394
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Slovakia111:485,13257,527
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
France21:33,211,361423,184
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Půrek (4) are calculated separately.

Purek (27) may also be a first name.

Purek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Purek (Hindi: पुरेक, Marathi: पुरेक, Oriya: ପୁେରକ) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Půrek. For other potential spellings of Purek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,227,038th most widespread last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. Purek occurs mostly in Asia, where 61 percent of Purek reside; 60 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 60 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring forename internationally It is held by 27 people.

It is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 1,180,796. In Indonesia Purek is most prevalent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 96 percent reside and East Kalimantan, where 2 percent reside. Other than Indonesia this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 12 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Půrek934/
Pureke9122/
Pusrek916/
Pureek913/
Purekh912/
Puryk801,041/
Pirek80689/
Purik80441/
Purec80154/
Porek8016/
Pureg803/
Pureková777/
Puroik73345/
Purick7361/
Puriok7327/
Pierek7321/
Putryk7317/
Purecs739/
Paurik735/
Purike734/
Paurík734/
Pourik734/
Puruik733/
Paurec733/
Porekh732/
Porekk731/
Purecc731/
Purzyk731/
Pirekh731/
Puryok731/
Porrek730/
Purekhova714/
Putrisk67190/
Putrick67173/
Pautrec6763/
Piereck6758/
Peutrec6746/
Purkova6715/
Poutrik672/
Putrike671/
Purigue671/
Pierrek671/
Phireak671/
Purzhik671/

Purek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purek in the Hindi language
पुरेकpureka-
Purek in the Oriya language
ପୁେରକpueraka-
Purek in the Marathi language
पुरेकpureka-

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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 Purek
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