Purial Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Purial Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purial Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea861:94,81112,690
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Purial (22) may also be a first name.

Purial Last Name Facts

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

Purial occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Purial? popularity and diffusion

Purial is the 2,007,164th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 99 percent of Purial reside; 99 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 99 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held given name internationally, borne by 22 people.

Purial is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 86 people, or 1 in 94,811. In Papua New Guinea Purial is most prevalent in: Southern Highlands, where 52 percent live, Hela, where 27 percent live and Enga, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Purial is found in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pourial927/
Purijal921/
Puriol83128/
Pirial8315/
Porial8313/
Puryal831/
Pauriol7757/
Phuryal7720/
Porhial7714/
Pureall772/
Pirihal771/
Pirijal771/
Pouriol771/
Pouriaceld751/
Pourriol711/
Piryal67135/
Poriol67107/
Poryal6710/
Piriol675/
Pouriolle674/
Purjol671/
Pureol671/
Pirjol501,545/
Piryol5031/
Pierrehall501/

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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 Purial
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