Purky Surname

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

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Purky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Purky (17) may also be a first name.

Purky Last Name Facts

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

Purky is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Purky? popularity and diffusion

The last name Purky is the 3,543,123rd most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Purky reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Purky is also the 2,694,839th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 17 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 12,498,584. In The United States Purky is most numerous in: Illinois, where 59 percent reside, Tennessee, where 31 percent reside and Alabama, where 3 percent reside. Besides The United States it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 3 percent reside and Pakistan, where 3 percent reside.

Purky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Purky has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Purky last name grew 112 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Purky Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Purky last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.

Purky earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purkey912,906/
Purkyt9158/
Purcky910/
Purkaya83182/
Pourkay8314/
Purkayt839/
Pourkey834/
Purke801,765/
Purka80804/
Purki808/
Pirky803/
Purkayst771/
Purkis731,723/
Pirkey73460/
Purkhe73148/
Purcey7397/
Purkha7385/
Purcka7342/
Porzky7340/
Pourki7323/
Purkei7318/
Purkai7316/
Purcki737/
Porkay735/
Pourka734/
Phurki733/
Porkey732/
Pourke732/
Purkie732/
Porkiy731/
Purkhi731/
Pirkay731/
Purkee730/
Puerke730/
Purkyňová7111/
Purkaysth717/
Purkess67123/
Pourkio6712/
Pourkhi6710/
Pourkeh679/
Purkeat677/
Purkith676/
Purkuit674/
Purkitt674/
Purkeit671/
Purkais671/
Purcker671/
Pierkey671/
Purkesh671/
Purckes670/
Peurket670/

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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 Purky
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