Purkov Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Purkov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purkov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia791:90,4427,493
Russia631:2,287,668136,333
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purkova9215/
Purkhov921/
Purkhova861/
Pirkov83215/
Purkop8323/
Purkof831/
Porkhov7728/
Purkopp7717/
Purkaev771/
Purkoff771/
Porkop675/
Pircov674/
Phuerkoff671/
Pirkopf6282/
Pirkaev621/
Pourkhaf5714/
Pourkhab571/
Pierkopf571/
Porkab502/
Porkap501/

Purkov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purkov in the Russian language
Пурковpurkov-

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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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