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 found most frequently in Guyana. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Purlett? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Purlett reside; 76 percent reside in South America and 76 percent reside in Gallo-Germanic South America.

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

Purlett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Purlett has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Purlett 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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis