Purhonen Surname
Approximately 991 people bear this surname
Purhonen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 947 | 1:5,804 | 917 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Purhonen Demographics
Average Purhonen Salary in
United States
$59,321 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Purhonen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purhonen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Purhonen is more frequently found in Finland than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Purhonen? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 364,266th most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,353,729 people. Purhonen occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Purhonen are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in Scandinavia.
This surname is most widespread in Finland, where it is borne by 947 people, or 1 in 5,804. In Finland Purhonen is mostly found in: Southern Savonia, where 37 percent reside, Uusimaa, where 23 percent reside and South Karelia, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Finland this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 2 percent reside and Estonia, where 1 percent reside.
Purhonen Last Name Statistics demography
Purhonen earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.48% more than the national average, earning $59,321 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purkhonen | 94 | 1 | / |
| Puronen | 93 | 171 | / |
| Pirhonen | 88 | 1,937 | / |
| Puuronen | 88 | 245 | / |
| Peuronen | 88 | 19 | / |
| Putronen | 88 | 10 | / |
| Puronienė | 82 | 9 | / |
| Puranen | 80 | 2,498 | / |
| Poronen | 80 | 73 | / |
| Pironen | 80 | 36 | / |
| Purunen | 80 | 14 | / |
| Purenen | 80 | 2 | / |
| Puruonienė | 78 | 1 | / |
| Puurunen | 75 | 1,055 | / |
| Peuranen | 75 | 155 | / |
| Puronina | 75 | 1 | / |
| Puranienė | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pironin | 67 | 300 | / |
| Poranen | 67 | 224 | / |
| Puranin | 67 | 89 | / |
| Poronin | 67 | 37 | / |
| Piranen | 67 | 14 | / |
| Purenin | 67 | 13 | / |
| Purenyn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Puranem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poronyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Porohnin | 63 | 2 | / |
| Putraning | 59 | 24 | / |
| Piranin | 53 | 3 | / |
| Poranin | 53 | 2 | / |
| Porunin | 53 | 2 | / |
| Puranim | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Purhonen
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