Purku Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Purku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Purku (28) may also be a first name.

Purku Last Name Facts

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

Purku is most common in Finland. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purku? popularity and diffusion

The last name Purku is the 10,311,814th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 33 percent of Purku reside; 33 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most common first name worldwide It is held by 28 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Finland, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 5,496,702. In Finland it is mostly found in: Satakunta, where 100 percent live. Other than Finland this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 33 percent live and Nigeria, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purkus9122/
Purkhu911/
Pourkou8320/
Purkuit834/
Purkaut832/
Purkush831/
Purcu80438/
Pirku80198/
Porku8021/
Pourkouh7714/
Pirkau7323/
Porkhu732/
Porkuu731/
Purkhús6743/
Pourcau671/
Phourcheu574/

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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 Purku
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