Purgo Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Purgo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
Purgo (12) may also be a first name.
Purgo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purgo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Purgo (Russian: Пурго) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Purgo.
How Common Is The Last Name Purgo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Purgo is the 4,206,983rd most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 55 percent of Purgo live; 55 percent live in Southeast Asia and 45 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held forename worldwide, held by 12 people.
The surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 815,372. In Papua New Guinea Purgo is most numerous in: Morobe, where 70 percent reside and East New Britain, where 30 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 32 percent reside and Indonesia, where 23 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Purgo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Purgo in the Russian language | ||
| Пурго | purgo | - |
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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 Purgo
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