Purham Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Purham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1731:2,095,138133,172
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Purham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Purham occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Purham? popularity and diffusion

The last name Purham is the 1,295,379th most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. The surname Purham occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Purham live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Purham is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 173 people, or 1 in 2,095,138. In The United States Purham is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 42 percent reside, Tennessee, where 18 percent reside and Missouri, where 16 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Singapore, where 1 percent reside.

Purham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Purham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Purham last name rose 2,883 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Purham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Purham last name are 35.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 88.57% being registered with the political party.

Purham earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.07% less than the national average, earning $30,175 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pourham9212/
Puraham921/
Puram9115,392/
Pourcham864/
Porham83215/
Purhan83100/
Purame8389/
Putram8386/
Pusram8380/
Puuram8332/
Purram8319/
Pirham8311/
Ppuram8310/
Puramm836/
Purgam834/
Puraam831/
Pujram831/
Purjam831/
Puraim831/
Pourjam7725/
Pourhan7715/
Purkhan7713/
Porcham7710/
Putraym778/
Puthram778/
Pourzam777/
Porhajm774/
Pouramn774/
Paurame773/
Purahan772/
Putrame772/
Putraim772/
Putrhan771/
Pohuram771/
Pauramg771/
Puratem771/
Putramn771/
Phauram771/
Piraham771/
Purchan771/
Purchom771/
Pouraim771/
Pourasm771/
Puramne771/
Poorham770/
Puran7317,015/
Piram731,221/
Poram73323/
Purom733/
Pourkhan71337/
Pourrzam7117/
Pourzaim7112/
Pourramt7110/
Pourzram717/
Pourhang713/
Phurkhan712/
Purchane712/
Purchand711/
Putran672,772/
Pouran672,503/
Purane672,161/
Purran671,017/
Phoram67711/
Purang67436/
Pauran67404/
Paurom67228/
Purant67186/
Phiram67152/
Pieram67142/
Puraan6787/
Porhan6775/
Pooram6749/
Purjan6744/
Purann6743/
Purain6741/
Purgan6716/
Puuran6713/
Pourjahan6711/
Porram678/
Puroom677/
Putrom676/
Pourgahan676/
Purand676/
Pusran675/
Phuran675/
Pirram674/
Purean674/
Purzan673/
Puroum673/
Pureum672/
Purgom672/
Piraam672/
Puhran671/
Pujran671/
Piream671/
Pourhomme671/
Peuran671/
Poream671/
Pourrahan671/
Phurahang671/
Porhom671/

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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 Purham
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