Purgar Surname

403,615th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 869 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Purgar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purgar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia4671:9,0551,569
Slovenia2111:11,7902,806
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Turkey501:1,556,42859,823
Austria421:202,74825,305
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Montenegro91:71,0633,870
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Purgar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Purgar occurs more in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purgar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 403,615th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 8,386,129 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Purgar are found; 79 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 79 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

Purgar is most widespread in Croatia, where it is carried by 467 people, or 1 in 9,055. In Croatia it is most numerous in: Varaždin County, where 27 percent live, City of Zagreb, where 20 percent live and Osijek-Baranja County, where 14 percent live. Besides Croatia this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Slovenia, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Purgar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Purgar surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

Purgar earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.91% more than the national average, earning $50,016 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pourgar9255/
Purgart9253/
Purgard929/
Purgarz921/
Purar9186/
Purgardt8638/
Purghart8621/
Pourghar8614/
Pourzgar861/
Purgartt861/
Putrar8363/
Purhar8337/
Pirgar8327/
Purare8313/
Paurar837/
Purear833/
Porgar832/
Purard831/
Pourar831/
Purrar831/
Purgor831/
Purghardt801/
Pourzar77817/
Pourard77435/
Putrarr7716/
Putrahr7713/
Pujhrar775/
Purhart772/
Purahar772/
Puthrar772/
Pourhar771/
Phurart771/
Pirhgar771/
Paurard771/
Poorgar771/
Purrear770/
Purzear770/
Porar735/
Puror731/
Pourrard7150/
Purgoohr713/
Purahare712/
Pureur67106/
Poorar6766/
Purorh6731/
Pourzahar672/
Phorar671/
Porhar671/

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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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  • 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 Purgar
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