Purho Surname
Approximately 385 people bear this surname
Purho Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 377 | 1:14,580 | 2,157 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
Purho Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purho Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Purho has its highest incidence in Finland. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Purho? popularity and diffusion
Purho is the 746,827th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 18,928,691 people. The surname Purho occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Purho are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The last name Purho is most widely held in Finland, where it is borne by 377 people, or 1 in 14,580. In Finland it is primarily concentrated in: Kymenlaakso, where 47 percent live, Uusimaa, where 25 percent live and South Karelia, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Finland this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 1 percent live and Croatia, where 1 percent live.
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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 Purho
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