Purins Surname

345,633rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,059 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Purins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia8271:2,479308
United States1031:3,519,019197,606
Australia451:599,90442,958
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
England171:3,277,533109,658
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Purinš (1), Puriņš (2) & Pūriņš (1) are calculated separately.

Purins Last Name Facts

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

Purins occurs in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Purinš, Puriņš or Pūriņš. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Purins? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 345,633rd most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,881,535 people. The surname Purins occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Purins are found; 81 percent are found in Northern Europe and 78 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

The last name Purins is most widely held in Latvia, where it is borne by 827 people, or 1 in 2,479. In Latvia it is mostly concentrated in: Riga Planning Region, where 65 percent are found, Vidzeme, where 18 percent are found and Semigallia, where 7 percent are found. Beside Latvia it exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Purins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Purins has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Purins surname rose 10,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Purins Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Purins surname are 17.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.71% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Purins earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.26% more than the national average, earning $43,694 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.73% less than the national average, earning $45,842 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purinš941/
Putrins9259/
Purinsh9219/
Paurins921/
Purns9111/
Puriņš892/
Putrinst864/
Putrinsh861/
Pirins83167/
Purens8390/
Porins8344/
Pūriņš831/
Peurns830/
Pirijns7734/
Pierins7718/
Porrins7711/
Porinsh776/
Pirinsh771/
Pirns7357/
Porns739/
Pirinç672,473/
Pirens67203/
Pornss675/
Pierens62435/
Pirnsch624/
Putriņš621/
Porrens620/
Pirenz5032/
Poriņš502/
Pürenz501/

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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 Purins
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