Puriga Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Puriga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puriga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Puriga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Puriga (Oriya: ପୁରିଗା, Russian: Пурига) is found most frequently in Russia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puriga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,979,664th most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Puriga live; 65 percent live in Eastern Europe and 65 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Puriga is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 5,147,252. In Russia Puriga is most numerous in: Stavropol Krai, where 32 percent live, Murmansk Oblast, where 21 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 21 percent live. Apart from Russia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 33 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purigay92543/
Puriega922/
Putriga922/
Purigha921/
Putrigay862/
Piriga8360/
Purigi8358/
Purige8322/
Puryga8319/
Poriga836/
Purigo834/
Puruga831/
Puyrigaud8097/
Puirigaud801/
Phiriga77164/
Porriga7725/
Pirigau7723/
Pieriga7713/
Purugai775/
Purrega774/
Purșega771/
Putregai71150/
Putregay7116/
Porighay716/
Putregaj711/
Pourhighi6756/
Pirigo6722/
Purege6712/
Pourrigie679/
Piruga678/
Puregi677/
Porega676/
Porige674/
Porigo673/
Purugo672/
Porigi672/

Puriga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puriga in the Oriya language
ପୁରିଗାpuriga-
Puriga in the Russian language
Пуригаpuriga-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Puriga
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis