Purgun Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Purgun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritius | 44 | 1:29,396 | 5,731 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
The alternate forms: Purğun (27) are calculated separately.
Purgun (917) may also be a first name.
Purgun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purgun Come From? nationality or country of origin
Purgun occurs in Mauritius more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Purğun. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Purgun? popularity and diffusion
Purgun is the 2,909,720th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Purgun live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in Southern African Indian Ocean. It is also the 267,635th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 917 people.
The last name Purgun is most frequently occurring in Mauritius, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 29,396. In Mauritius Purgun is most frequent in: Flacq District, where 89 percent are found, Pamplemousses District, where 9 percent are found and Plaines Wilhems District, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Mauritius this surname exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purğun | 94 | 27 | / |
| Purun | 91 | 263 | / |
| Purung | 83 | 61 | / |
| Purrun | 83 | 53 | / |
| Pirgun | 83 | 39 | / |
| Pourun | 83 | 16 | / |
| Phurun | 83 | 13 | / |
| Purund | 83 | 6 | / |
| Paurun | 83 | 5 | / |
| Purune | 83 | 1 | / |
| Putrun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Purgon | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pureun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Phurung | 77 | 175 | / |
| Phutrun | 77 | 55 | / |
| Paurung | 77 | 16 | / |
| Puthrun | 77 | 4 | / |
| Pourgon | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pourzun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pourunt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Putrung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pourung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Purrunn | 77 | 0 | / |
| Puron | 73 | 728 | / |
| Purum | 73 | 639 | / |
| Purón | 73 | 34 | / |
| Porun | 73 | 21 | / |
| Peurrung | 71 | 64 | / |
| Pourraun | 71 | 23 | / |
| Phutrung | 71 | 13 | / |
| Purunova | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pourgoum | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pourhoun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poorun | 67 | 1,166 | / |
| Pauron | 67 | 576 | / |
| Peuron | 67 | 412 | / |
| Poerun | 67 | 107 | / |
| Pouron | 67 | 23 | / |
| Purrum | 67 | 6 | / |
| Porhun | 67 | 4 | / |
| Puroon | 67 | 4 | / |
| Puroum | 67 | 3 | / |
| Purron | 67 | 3 | / |
| Peurón | 67 | 2 | / |
| Poroun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pureum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phutthrun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puiron | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Purgun
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