Purkach Surname
Approximately 96 people bear this surname
Purkach Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 50 | 1:910,454 | 87,604 |
| Russia | 25 | 1:5,764,922 | 242,644 |
| Moldova | 18 | 1:197,854 | 18,761 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
Purkach Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purkach Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Purkach (Russian: Пуркач) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Purkach? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,894,523rd most frequent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname Purkach occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Purkach are found; 92 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 73 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
The last name is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 910,454. In Ukraine Purkach is most prevalent in: Odessa Oblast, where 36 percent reside, Donetsk Oblast, where 22 percent reside and Sumy Oblast, where 12 percent reside. Beside Ukraine Purkach exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 26 percent reside and Moldova, where 19 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purkhach | 93 | 10 | / |
| Purkash | 86 | 30 | / |
| Purkacs | 86 | 2 | / |
| Purkacz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Purka | 83 | 804 | / |
| Porkhach | 80 | 38 | / |
| Pourkhah | 80 | 21 | / |
| Purkaith | 80 | 20 | / |
| Pourkaha | 80 | 6 | / |
| Purcache | 80 | 2 | / |
| Purkaash | 80 | 1 | / |
| Purkaiht | 80 | 1 | / |
| Purkasth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Purkha | 77 | 85 | / |
| Purcka | 77 | 42 | / |
| Porkah | 77 | 36 | / |
| Purkas | 77 | 31 | / |
| Purqah | 77 | 18 | / |
| Purkai | 77 | 16 | / |
| Pourka | 77 | 4 | / |
| Purkho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pourkhaha | 75 | 17 | / |
| Purkaysth | 75 | 7 | / |
| Purcaci | 71 | 85 | / |
| Porkash | 71 | 43 | / |
| Pourkat | 71 | 25 | / |
| Pourkay | 71 | 14 | / |
| Purkayt | 71 | 9 | / |
| Pourkaz | 71 | 8 | / |
| Purkeat | 71 | 7 | / |
| Phurkas | 71 | 4 | / |
| Purkatt | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pourkas | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pourkho | 71 | 2 | / |
| Purkaut | 71 | 2 | / |
| Purkhas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Purkocz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pourkhasht | 71 | 1 | / |
| Purkass | 71 | 1 | / |
| Purkais | 71 | 1 | / |
| Purca | 67 | 1,448 | / |
| Purko | 67 | 690 | / |
| Porka | 67 | 551 | / |
| Purkhait | 67 | 30 | / |
| Pourkouh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Pourkaid | 67 | 14 | / |
| Pourkhahaja | 67 | 9 | / |
| Purco | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pourkosh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Purkkait | 67 | 3 | / |
| Purkhast | 67 | 3 | / |
| Porkhash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Porkhaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paurkait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puirkait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Purkaait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peurkait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puhrkait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Purkaitt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Purkayst | 67 | 1 | / |
Purkach Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Purkach in the Russian language | ||
| Пуркач | purkac | - |
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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 Purkach
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