Purhonen Surname

364,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 991 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Purhonen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purhonen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland9471:5,804917
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Estonia81:165,22626,217
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purkhonen941/
Puronen93171/
Pirhonen881,937/
Puuronen88245/
Peuronen8819/
Putronen8810/
Puronienė829/
Puranen802,498/
Poronen8073/
Pironen8036/
Purunen8014/
Purenen802/
Puruonienė781/
Puurunen751,055/
Peuranen75155/
Puronina751/
Puranienė711/
Pironin67300/
Poranen67224/
Puranin6789/
Poronin6737/
Piranen6714/
Purenin6713/
Purenyn674/
Puranem671/
Poronyn671/
Porohnin632/
Putraning5924/
Piranin533/
Poranin532/
Porunin532/
Puranim531/

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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
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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 Purhonen
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