Purjes Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

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

Purjes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purjes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Purjes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Purjes occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Purjes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purjes? popularity and diffusion

Purjes is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Purjes reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Purjes is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Purjes is most numerous in: New York, where 71 percent live, Florida, where 14 percent live and New Jersey, where 14 percent live.

Purjes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Purjes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Purjes last name expanded 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Purjes Last Name Statistics demography

Purjes earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.4% less than the national average, earning $20,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purjesz922/
Purje91237/
Porjes8327/
Purjet8310/
Purces836/
Purses835/
Puries831/
Purjea831/
Purjee831/
Purges830/
Purches77444/
Porjesz7721/
Purgess779/
Paurzes771/
Phuries771/
Purcess771/
Pourdje771/
Purries770/
Purzeas770/
Purja735,632/
Porje732,180/
Purse731,624/
Purce73295/
Purge73243/
Pursa73233/
Purie73114/
Purji7337/
Pursi7334/
Purze7331/
Puryj739/
Purye737/
Pursy734/
Purchese7173/
Purchess7144/
Putriese718/
Putriest718/
Pouryese718/
Pourdjis713/
Purgiesz711/
Purchies711/
Poortjes711/
Purser678,427/
Pursey671,704/
Purcea67965/
Purger67662/
Putrie67520/
Purcer67156/
Piries67101/
Purcey6797/
Puryer6796/
Purzer6794/
Pories6791/
Pourie6767/
Poursa6765/
Purshi6741/
Purget6738/
Pursha6737/
Poryes6734/
Puriji6732/
Purcet6728/
Purier6728/
Purche6717/
Puryea6716/
Purzis6715/
Purset679/
Porces678/
Peurye675/
Pursai675/
Pursee675/
Purgis675/
Purcis675/
Purzsa675/
Purija674/
Poursi674/
Purcee673/
Peurie673/
Pourse673/
Pourji673/
Purehi672/
Purshe672/
Purxis672/
Puriet672/
Porses672/
Pourja672/
Piryes672/
Purzey671/
Purrie671/
Peurse671/
Purjai671/
Purjoi671/
Purrye671/
Pursse671/
Puryis671/
Poursy671/
Phurja671/
Purgei671/
Puriis671/
Pourhajie671/
Pourhetsh671/
Pourdgesh671/
Pursis670/
Pourgeois670/
Pursie670/
Pursei670/
Peurce670/
Purceh670/
Pource670/

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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 Purjes
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