Purišić Surname

876,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Montenegro
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Purišić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purišić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Montenegro1611:3,972793
Bosnia and Herzegovina1161:30,4864,729
Croatia201:211,43024,636
Serbia101:714,49524,752
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990

The alternate forms: Purisić (7) & Purisic (121) are calculated separately.

Purišić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Purišić occurs most in Montenegro. It may also be found as: Purisić or Purisic. For other potential spellings of Purišić click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purišić? popularity and diffusion

It is the 876,631st most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 23,660,863 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Purišić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Montenegro, where it is borne by 161 people, or 1 in 3,972. In Montenegro Purišić is primarily concentrated in: Plav Municipality, where 98 percent reside and Bar Municipality, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Montenegro this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 38 percent reside and Croatia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purisić957/
Purisic90121/
Purešić8674/
Pirišić862/
Purici77795/
Purisi7730/
Purichi7132/
Purisai7127/
Paurici7116/
Phurisi7111/
Pourizi715/
Puresić714/
Puraisi713/
Puraizi712/
Purisie711/
Pfurisi711/
Pourisi711/
Puricic711/
Purishi711/
Pourishi67365/
Pourrizi679/
Phurisit678/
Pourichi676/
Purichai673/
Pouriesi672/
Pouriziz671/

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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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  • 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 Purišić
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