Purguaya Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Purguaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purguaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru1191:267,09310,664
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Purguaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Purguaya is more commonly found in Peru than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purguaya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,658,108th most common surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. The last name Purguaya is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Purguaya reside; 99 percent reside in South America and 99 percent reside in Andean South America.

This last name is most widespread in Peru, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 267,093. In Peru Purguaya is most prevalent in: Arequipa Region, where 82 percent reside, Lima Province, where 15 percent reside and Junín Region, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Peru this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Purguaya Last Name Statistics demography

Purguaya earn somewhat less than the average income. In Peru they earn 12.75% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,913 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purgua860/
Purgue7177/
Purgui7164/
Purqua710/
Pourgue678/
Puringue6383/
Pourquey6334/
Pourquoy637/
Pourgueh631/
Pourgouhi596/
Pourghuhi591/
Purque572/
Porgue571/
Porqua570/
Purqued5379/
Pourque5345/
Pourqué5316/
Pourqui5312/
Purkuit534/
Purquer532/
Purquet531/
Pourquie5089/
Pourquet5081/
Pourquoi5030/
Pourquez5010/
Purenkue501/
Purinque501/

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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 Purguaya
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