Purkunen Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Purkunen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purkunen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland201:274,83520,939
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Purkunen Last Name Facts

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

Purkunen is borne by more people in Finland than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Purkunen.

How Common Is The Last Name Purkunen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,543,123rd most common family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. Purkunen is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Purkunen are found; 68 percent are found in Northern Europe and 68 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly occurring in Finland, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 274,835. In Finland Purkunen is primarily concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 30 percent are found, Northern Ostrobothnia, where 25 percent are found and Northern Savonia, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Finland this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 23 percent are found and Switzerland, where 6 percent are found.

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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
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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 Purkunen
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