Purica Surname

668,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Purica Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purica Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela4231:71,4043,025
France111:6,038,429280,838
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

The alternate forms: Purică (32) are calculated separately.

Purica Last Name Facts

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

The surname Purica is carried by more people in Venezuela than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Purică. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purica? popularity and diffusion

The surname Purica is the 668,257th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 16,266,844 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Purica reside; 94 percent reside in South America and 94 percent reside in Caribbean South America.

The last name is most commonly held in Venezuela, where it is borne by 423 people, or 1 in 71,404. In Venezuela Purica is primarily concentrated in: Miranda, where 73 percent live, Capital District, where 12 percent live and Vargas, where 3 percent live. Barring Venezuela this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in France, where 2 percent live and Romania, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purică9432/
Pourica926/
Putrica923/
Puricia922/
Purizca922/
Purichea8671/
Purickas866/
Purichai863/
Pouricau862/
Phuricha861/
Putricia861/
Purice835,194/
Purisa83882/
Purici83795/
Puriza83431/
Pureca8331/
Purika8321/
Pirica838/
Purija834/
Puruca833/
Purico832/
Porica831/
Phurichai80105/
Pouricaux801/
Purecha77176/
Paurice7798/
Puricho7740/
Puriche7739/
Purichi7732/
Purisai7727/
Paurici7716/
Paurika7715/
Purisco7715/
Putriza7710/
Pourika777/
Purecka776/
Purikha776/
Pourisa775/
Purriza773/
Purisat772/
Phurisa772/
Purikat772/
Pureisa772/
Hpurika771/
Purisay771/
Purreca771/
Putrija771/
Putrisa771/
Purucka771/
Paurija771/
Piricka771/
Puricse771/
Purijay771/
Purizaa771/
Purucca771/
Porieca771/
Poricka771/
Puricsi771/
Phurisat71641/
Pauriche71178/
Pourikas71161/
Purzycka7126/
Purichko7123/
Pourizad7110/
Putrikah718/
Pourichi716/
Puraikat715/
Putrizah715/
Poureisa715/
Putrikha714/
Putricio711/
Puraijau711/
Pieraica711/
Pouriche711/
Purickis711/
Pouricio711/
Purikait711/
Pureco673,375/
Porika672,202/
Pureza672,025/
Puriso67658/
Pirika67421/
Purece67416/
Puriqi67201/
Pirico67182/
Porice6766/
Puresa6759/
Pureka6756/
Puruka6753/
Piricò6735/
Poreca6725/
Puriki6716/
Porici6714/
Purijo6714/
Purizo678/
Purike674/
Poriza674/
Pureja673/
Piruca673/
Pirică671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Purica
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