Purlett Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guyana
Highest density in:
Guyana

Purlett Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purlett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guyana161:47,6394,360
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Purlett Last Name Facts

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

The surname Purlett is more commonly found in Guyana than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Purlett? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Purlett reside; 76 percent reside in South America and 76 percent reside in Gallo-Germanic South America.

Purlett is most frequent in Guyana, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 47,639. In Guyana it is mostly found in: Demerara-Mahaica, where 100 percent reside. Besides Guyana this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside.

Purlett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Purlett has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Purlett Last Name Statistics demography

Purlett earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.95% less than the national average, earning $22,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purlette933/
Porlett861/
Pirlett860/
Purle83128/
Pirlet771,167/
Purlee77306/
Purley77225/
Purler7776/
Porlet7757/
Purles7741/
Purlea772/
Putrle772/
Purlie771/
Purlej771/
Purl73579/
Pierlet71307/
Purlytė7146/
Pouraillet7131/
Pourler7115/
Purlyte719/
Purelle713/
Purille713/
Purlait713/
Paurley712/
Purylle711/
Pourley711/
Pirlaet711/
Phurley711/
Pourleh711/
Purli67793/
Porle67323/
Pourille67159/
Purel67155/
Puril67125/
Purll67118/
Purla6795/
Paurelle6718/
Peurelle679/
Paurl672/
Peurl672/
Purly672/
Pourelle672/
Purrealt671/
Purielle671/
Puryl671/
Phurl671/
Pfurl670/
Purzl670/
Pourless670/

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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 Purlett
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