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 surname Purko (Russian: Пурко) is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purko? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 482,629th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 10,561,661 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Purko live; 78 percent live in South Asia and 78 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Purko is also the 330,552nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 634 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 535 people, or 1 in 333,914. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Sindh, where 100 percent live. Outside of Pakistan it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 5 percent live and Ukraine, where 4 percent live.

Purko Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Purko surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.55% being registered with 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
  • 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 Purko
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