View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Purk Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Purk (Russian: Пурк) is most common in The United States. It can also occur as: Pürk. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purk? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 401,796^th most frequent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 8,338,153 people. Purk is predominantly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Purk are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762^nd most common forename throughout the world, held by 16 people.

This surname is most frequently held 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 are found, Missouri, where 17 percent are found and Iowa, where 13 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 22 percent are found and Estonia, where 2 percent are found.

Purk Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Purk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Purk surname rose 15,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Purk Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Purk last name are 30.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.64% registered with 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.