Purkova Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Purkova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
The alternate forms: Purková (3) & Půrková (1) are calculated separately.
Purkova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purkova Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Purkova (Russian: Пуркова) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Purková or Půrková. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Purkova? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,057,639th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Purkova are found; 47 percent are found in North Asia and 47 percent are found in Slavic North Asia.
The last name Purkova is most frequently held in Russia, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 14,412,306. In Russia it is mostly found in: Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 30 percent reside, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, where 10 percent reside and Moscow, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Russia Purkova occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Bulgaria, where 20 percent reside and Belarus, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purková | 95 | 3 | / |
| Purikova | 93 | 122 | / |
| Purykova | 93 | 27 | / |
| Purkhova | 93 | 1 | / |
| Purkov | 92 | 152 | / |
| Půrková | 90 | 1 | / |
| Purikhova | 88 | 150 | / |
| Purykhova | 88 | 7 | / |
| Purekhova | 88 | 4 | / |
| Pirkova | 86 | 182 | / |
| Porkova | 86 | 21 | / |
| Purgova | 86 | 2 | / |
| Purkhov | 86 | 1 | / |
| Porkhova | 80 | 20 | / |
| Pureková | 80 | 7 | / |
| Purkof | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pauriková | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pauríková | 75 | 1 | / |
| Purk | 73 | 874 | / |
| Porkhov | 71 | 28 | / |
| Pircova | 71 | 12 | / |
| Purkawa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Porcova | 71 | 4 | / |
| Purkoff | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pourkahvaz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Purke | 67 | 1,765 | / |
| Puryk | 67 | 1,041 | / |
| Pourk | 67 | 525 | / |
| Purik | 67 | 441 | / |
| Purek | 67 | 190 | / |
| Purck | 67 | 17 | / |
| Pourkhaf | 67 | 14 | / |
| Purkh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Purkt | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pourkhab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phurk | 67 | 1 | / |
Purkova Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Purkova in the Russian language | ||
| Пуркова | purkova | - |
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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 Purkova
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