Purkus Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Purkus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
Purkus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purkus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Purkus occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Purkus? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,206,983rd most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Purkus live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe.
Purkus is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 4,735,615. In Germany Purkus is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 94 percent are found and Saxony, where 6 percent are found. Barring Germany it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 9 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purkush | 92 | 1 | / |
| Purku | 91 | 3 | / |
| Porkus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Purkhu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Purkhús | 77 | 43 | / |
| Pourkou | 77 | 20 | / |
| Purkuit | 77 | 4 | / |
| Porkkus | 77 | 2 | / |
| Purkaut | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pirkeus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Porkush | 77 | 1 | / |
| Purcu | 73 | 438 | / |
| Porku | 73 | 21 | / |
| Pourkouh | 71 | 14 | / |
| Pourkosh | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pirkoush | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pourkhosh | 67 | 106 | / |
| Porcus | 67 | 42 | / |
| Pircus | 67 | 27 | / |
| Porkhoush | 67 | 9 | / |
| Porkhu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Porkuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pourkhoosh | 63 | 1 | / |
| Porqeus | 62 | 1 | / |
| Pourcau | 62 | 1 | / |
| Piercous | 57 | 0 | / |
| Phourcheu | 53 | 4 | / |
| Porcos | 50 | 108 | / |
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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 Purkus
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