Purkarthofer Surname

806,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Purkarthofer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purkarthofer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria3341:25,4954,030
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Purkarthofer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Purkarthofer is held by more people in Austria than any other country or territory.

How Common Is The Last Name Purkarthofer? popularity and diffusion

Purkarthofer is the 806,178th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 21,001,573 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Purkarthofer reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Austria, where it is held by 334 people, or 1 in 25,495. In Austria Purkarthofer is most frequent in: Styria, where 90 percent live, Lower Austria, where 6 percent live and Upper Austria, where 4 percent live. Not including Austria Purkarthofer exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis