Purgaus Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Purgaus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Purgaus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purgaus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Purgaus is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Purgaus? popularity and diffusion
The surname Purgaus is the 6,723,624th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Purgaus occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Purgaus are found; 63 percent are found in Northern Europe and 63 percent are found in British Isles.
This last name is most common in England, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England Purgaus is mostly concentrated in: Devon, where 80 percent are found and Greater London, where 20 percent are found. Outside of England it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Mauritius, where 38 percent are found.
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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 Purgaus
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