Purk Surname
Approximately 874 people bear this surname
Purk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 616 | 1:588,407 | 48,054 |
| Germany | 196 | 1:410,742 | 37,603 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Pürk (1) are calculated separately.
Purk (16) may also be a first name.
Purk Demographics
Average Purk Salary in
United States
$40,287 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Purk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purk Come From? nationality or country of origin
Purk (Russian: Пурк) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Pürk. Click here for other potential spellings of Purk.
How Common Is The Last Name Purk? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 401,796th most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 8,338,153 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Purk live; 69 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name in the world, borne by 16 people.
The surname Purk is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 616 people, or 1 in 588,407. In The United States it is mostly found in: Ohio, where 27 percent live, Missouri, where 17 percent live and Iowa, where 13 percent live. Aside from The United States Purk exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 22 percent live and Estonia, where 2 percent live.
Purk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Purk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Purk surname rose 15,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Purk Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Purk are 30.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.64% registered to vote for the party.
Purk earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.63% less than the national average, earning $40,287 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pürk | 92 | 1 | / |
| Purke | 89 | 1,765 | / |
| Pourk | 89 | 525 | / |
| Purck | 89 | 17 | / |
| Purkh | 89 | 13 | / |
| Purkt | 89 | 9 | / |
| Puerk | 89 | 3 | / |
| Phurk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Purkhe | 80 | 148 | / |
| Pourke | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pourkh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pirk | 75 | 1,096 | / |
| Purc | 75 | 326 | / |
| Pork | 75 | 311 | / |
| Purg | 75 | 275 | / |
| Purq | 75 | 5 | / |
| Purkova | 73 | 15 | / |
| Purková | 73 | 3 | / |
| Pierk | 67 | 101 | / |
| Porck | 67 | 91 | / |
| Pirck | 67 | 62 | / |
| Porkh | 67 | 28 | / |
| Pirkh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Phork | 67 | 12 | / |
| Putrx | 67 | 5 | / |
| Purgh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Purqh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Purkhova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Purrg | 67 | 0 | / |
Purk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Purk in the Russian language | ||
| Пурк | purk | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Purk
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis