View the most religious surnames in Ireland

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

Purker is held by more people in Austria than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Pürker. For other potential spellings of Purker click here.

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

It is the 1,020,242^nd most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 29,385,266 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Purker reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Purker is most commonly occurring in Austria, where it is borne by 220 people, or 1 in 38,707. In Austria Purker is mostly concentrated in: Vienna, where 50 percent are found, Lower Austria, where 46 percent are found and Styria, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Austria it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 5 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

Purker Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Purker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Purker last name fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Purker Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Purker earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.