Purkov Surname
Approximately 152 people bear this surname
Purkov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 79 | 1:90,442 | 7,493 |
| Russia | 63 | 1:2,287,668 | 136,333 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
Purkov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purkov Come From? nationality or country of origin
Purkov (Russian: Пурков) is found in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Purkov? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,422,956th most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Purkov reside; 56 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 56 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most widespread in Serbia, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 90,442. In Serbia it is most prevalent in: Central Banat District, where 89 percent are found and South Bačka District, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Serbia this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 41 percent are found and Bulgaria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Purkov Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Purkov in the Russian language | ||
| Пурков | purkov | - |
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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 Purkov
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