Purkas Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Purkas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Purkas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purkas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Purkas (Russian: Пуркас) occurs in Estonia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Purkas? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,543,123rd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname Purkas occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Purkas live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 61 percent live in Baltic Europe.
This last name is most commonly held in Estonia, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 69,569. Aside from Estonia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 35 percent reside and Spain, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purkash | 92 | 30 | / |
| Phurkas | 92 | 4 | / |
| Pourkas | 92 | 3 | / |
| Purkhas | 92 | 1 | / |
| Purkass | 92 | 1 | / |
| Purkais | 92 | 1 | / |
| Purkhast | 86 | 3 | / |
| Purkayst | 86 | 1 | / |
| Purkasth | 86 | 1 | / |
| Purkaash | 86 | 1 | / |
| Porkas | 83 | 21 | / |
| Pirkas | 83 | 16 | / |
| Purcas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Purkaysth | 80 | 7 | / |
| Pirkash | 77 | 176 | / |
| Purkach | 77 | 96 | / |
| Porkash | 77 | 43 | / |
| Porkhas | 77 | 12 | / |
| Pourkaz | 77 | 8 | / |
| Porkass | 77 | 2 | / |
| Purkacz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pourkhasht | 75 | 1 | / |
| Poorkhas | 71 | 19 | / |
| Purkhach | 71 | 10 | / |
| Pourkosh | 71 | 3 | / |
| Porkhash | 71 | 1 | / |
| Purhcase | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pourkhosh | 67 | 106 | / |
| Porcas | 67 | 73 | / |
| Pirkos | 67 | 40 | / |
| Pourkhoosh | 63 | 1 | / |
| Pierkaz | 62 | 2 | / |
| Pierkos | 62 | 2 | / |
| Purkocz | 62 | 1 | / |
| Pirkeus | 62 | 1 | / |
| Piercas | 62 | 1 | / |
| Pirkhosh | 57 | 68 | / |
| Pirkoush | 57 | 2 | / |
| Purcache | 57 | 2 | / |
| Porkhoush | 53 | 9 | / |
| Poorkhosh | 53 | 1 | / |
| Porcos | 50 | 108 | / |
| Pirkoś | 50 | 42 | / |
Purkas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Purkas in the Russian language | ||
| Пуркас | purkas | - |
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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 Purkas
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