Purfoy Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Purfoy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purfoy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:25,889,924709,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Purfoy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Purfoy is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Purfoy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Purfoy are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Purfoy is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States Purfoy is most frequent in: California, where 71 percent live, Alabama, where 7 percent live and Arkansas, where 7 percent live.

Purfoy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Purfoy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Purfoy surname expanded 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Purfoy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Purfoy last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.

Purfoy earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.42% less than the national average, earning $38,653 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purfioy921/
Peurfoy920/
Purfy910/
Purfey8328/
Porfoy831/
Pirfo7359/
Porfy737/
Pórfy731/
Pourfi67119/
Pourfiyad6746/
Pierfy6737/
Purfit6728/
Pórffy6712/
Pourfayaz673/
Purphy672/
Purfer672/
Pourfiyah671/
Pourfat6273/
Pourvfa6217/
Porfiio622/
Pourfaz622/
Pourhfi621/
Pourpho621/
Pourfiz621/
Purfitt621/
Purfeis620/
Purfest620/
Pfurfee620/
Pourfeiz574/
Pourfath573/
Pourfieh571/
Pirfa5587/
Porfi557/
Pourfahat537/
Pourvfaii531/
Porphy5027/
Poorfe500/
Porfie500/

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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
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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 Purfoy
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