Purke Surname

229,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,765 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Purke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,7371:441,60422,901
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Purke (32) may also be a first name.

Purke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Purke (Marathi: पुरके, Russian: Пурке) is most common in India. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 229,521st most numerous last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,128,921 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Purke reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly occurring forename world-wide It is held by 32 people.

This last name is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 1,737 people, or 1 in 441,604. In India Purke is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 96 percent live, Telangana, where 2 percent live and Goa, where 1 percent live. Excluding India Purke exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Egypt, where 0 percent live.

Purke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Purke are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

Purke earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.9% less than the national average, earning $35,856 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purkey912,906/
Purkhe91148/
Purkei9118/
Pourke912/
Purkie912/
Puerke910/
Purkee910/
Purk89874/
Purkess83123/
Pourkeh839/
Purkeat837/
Pourkey834/
Purkesh831/
Purkeit831/
Purcker831/
Peurket830/
Purckes830/
Purka80804/
Pourk80525/
Purce80295/
Pirke80201/
Purky8031/
Porke8028/
Purck8017/
Purkh8013/
Purkt809/
Purki808/
Phurk801/
Purckett773/
Pourkher771/
Pourkhet771/
Purkis731,723/
Purcea73965/
Pirkey73460/
Phirke73318/
Purcey7397/
Purkha7385/
Purgue7377/
Purkyt7358/
Purcka7342/
Pourki7323/
Purche7317/
Purkai7316/
Purcki737/
Pürker736/
Pirkeh735/
Porkee734/
Porkie734/
Pourka734/
Porkea734/
Porkhe734/
Purcee733/
Phurki733/
Pirkie733/
Porkey732/
Purque732/
Purkhi731/
Pourkh731/
Poorke731/
Pource730/
Purceh730/
Pierke730/
Peurce730/
Purcky730/
Porkei730/
Porrke730/
Purc67326/
Pork67311/
Purg67275/
Purkaya67182/
Purqued6779/
Pourque6745/
Purkova6715/
Pourkay6714/
Pourkio6712/
Pourkhi6710/
Purkayt679/
Pourgue678/
Purkith676/
Purq675/
Porkhea674/
Purkuit674/
Purkitt674/
Purková673/
Pourche673/
Purquer672/
Purquet671/
Purkais671/
Pierkey671/
Phirkhe671/
Pürkher671/
Porkheh671/
Pürk671/

Purke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purke in the Marathi language
पुरकेpurake98.37
पुकpuka0.85
पूरकेpurake0.08
Purke in the Russian language
Пуркеpurke-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Purke
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