Purify Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Purify Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purify Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:3,855,946211,262
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Purify (14) may also be a first name.

Purify Last Name Facts

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

Purify is most common in The United States. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purify? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,894,523rd most common family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Purify are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Purify is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held first name on earth, held by 14 people.

The last name Purify is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 3,855,946. In The United States it is most frequent in: Michigan, where 24 percent reside, Florida, where 18 percent reside and California, where 14 percent reside. Excluding The United States it is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Purify Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Purify has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Purify last name expanded 303 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Purify Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Purify are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Purify earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.07% less than the national average, earning $32,764 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purifoy922,759/
Purifay926/
Purifey922/
Purifuy921/
Pureify921/
Puroify920/
Peurifoy86398/
Puriefoy8642/
Pureifoy8615/
Purefy833/
Purefoy77370/
Purifie7752/
Purifoi774/
Purisfi771/
Pourifi771/
Purefoey7116/
Pureifoi711/
Peurefoy710/
Purrefoy710/
Pourhifiz678/
Poriefi6229/
Purevfi621/
Purefoi621/
Pourrefi57103/
Puriphai574/

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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 Purify
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