Purgus Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Purgus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritius | 63 | 1:20,530 | 4,273 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Purgus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purgus Come From? nationality or country of origin
Purgus is found most frequently in Mauritius. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Purgus click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Purgus? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,273,756th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Purgus reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in Southern African Indian Ocean.
The surname Purgus is most commonly used in Mauritius, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 20,530. In Mauritius it is most prevalent in: Pamplemousses District, where 86 percent live, Plaines Wilhems District, where 6 percent live and Rivière du Rempart District, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Mauritius this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purgaus | 92 | 8 | / |
| Purguss | 92 | 4 | / |
| Purus | 91 | 296 | / |
| Purgu | 91 | 14 | / |
| Putrus | 83 | 590 | / |
| Paurus | 83 | 448 | / |
| Purush | 83 | 181 | / |
| Peurus | 83 | 25 | / |
| Puruis | 83 | 9 | / |
| Purhus | 83 | 3 | / |
| Purgos | 83 | 2 | / |
| Puraus | 83 | 2 | / |
| Puruse | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pourus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Porgus | 83 | 0 | / |
| Paurush | 77 | 254 | / |
| Pourush | 77 | 173 | / |
| Purushe | 77 | 110 | / |
| Purhush | 77 | 17 | / |
| Puttrus | 77 | 16 | / |
| Putrous | 77 | 13 | / |
| Peuraus | 77 | 6 | / |
| Putruss | 77 | 3 | / |
| Purrhus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Putrush | 77 | 1 | / |
| Purutse | 77 | 1 | / |
| Purruss | 77 | 1 | / |
| Purgoss | 77 | 1 | / |
| Putreus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pourgos | 77 | 1 | / |
| Peutrus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Porus | 73 | 133 | / |
| Puros | 73 | 81 | / |
| Porgu | 73 | 0 | / |
| Pfurutse | 71 | 48 | / |
| Purusova | 71 | 23 | / |
| Phurutse | 71 | 15 | / |
| Pouroush | 71 | 7 | / |
| Purhouse | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pourgouz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phuttrus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pouros | 67 | 279 | / |
| Porush | 67 | 119 | / |
| Pauros | 67 | 60 | / |
| Phuros | 67 | 10 | / |
| Puiros | 67 | 5 | / |
| Porrus | 67 | 4 | / |
| Porgou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Purosz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Porgos | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pourhoush | 67 | 2 | / |
| Putruz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puruch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Porous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pourousse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puyros | 67 | 1 | / |
| Purosh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poruss | 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 Purgus
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