Where Does The Last Name Purg Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Purg is most common in Slovenia. It can also be found in the variant forms: Pürg. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Purg? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 950,707^th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 26,500,167 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Purg are found; 93 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Purg is most frequently used in Slovenia, where it is borne by 252 people, or 1 in 9,872. In Slovenia Purg is most prevalent in: Drava, where 79 percent live, Savinja, where 17 percent live and Central Slovenia, where 4 percent live. Excluding Slovenia this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Purg Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Purg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Purg last name fell 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.