Purengei Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Purengei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Purengei Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Purengei Last Name Facts

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

Purengei occurs most in Tanzania. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purengei? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Purengei is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Purengei live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Purengei is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Purengei is most numerous in: Arusha Region, where 100 percent are found. Barring Tanzania Purengei occurs in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purrengei941/
Purngei931/
Purengey884/
Purgei861/
Phurngyai7132/
Puyrenier7126/
Puyregner713/
Porgei711/
Pourgeois710/
Purgiňa6715/
Puremji671/
Purgye578/
Pürgyi576/
Porgee572/
Pourgahayi5637/
Porinji531/
Purnsied501/
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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 Purengei
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