Purko Surname

482,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 690 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Croatia

Purko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan5351:333,9146,718
Russia351:4,117,802198,221
Ukraine301:1,517,423120,367
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Croatia271:156,61520,822
Belarus251:380,04239,396
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Purko (634) may also be a first name.

Purko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Purko (Russian: Пурко) is most common in Pakistan. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Purko click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purko? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 482,629th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 10,561,661 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Purko reside; 78 percent reside in South Asia and 78 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Purko is also the 330,552nd most common first name globally. It is borne by 634 people.

The last name Purko is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is carried by 535 people, or 1 in 333,914. In Pakistan Purko is primarily found in: Sindh, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Pakistan this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 5 percent are found and Ukraine, where 4 percent are found.

Purko Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Purko are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the party.

Purko earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.12% more than the national average, earning $48,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purkot91246/
Purkop9123/
Purkod911/
Purkho911/
Pgurko911/
Purkott83188/
Purkoot8320/
Pourkou8320/
Purkopp8317/
Pourkho832/
Purkocz831/
Pirko80882/
Purka80804/
Porko80228/
Purco806/
Pourkouh7714/
Porkho73410/
Pierko73205/
Purcoi73111/
Purkha7385/
Paurco7356/
Purcka7342/
Puerco7311/
Pirkko7310/
Purcot737/
Pourka734/
Porkoa732/
Porkko731/
Pirrko731/
Purkach6796/
Pourkat6725/
Purcott6719/
Pourkaz678/
Purkatt674/
Phurkas674/
Pourkas673/
Purkaut672/
Purkhas671/
Purkacz671/
Pourkhoosh671/
Purkass671/

Purko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purko in the Russian language
Пуркоpurko-

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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 Purko
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