Purley Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Purley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2131:1,701,685112,840
England91:6,190,895170,599
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Purley (73) may also be a first name.

Purley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Purley (Russian: Пурлей) is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Purley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Purley is the 1,092,155th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 32,389,093 people. The surname Purley is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Purley are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Purley is also the 1,134,117th most commonly held given name throughout the world, held by 73 people.

The last name Purley is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 213 people, or 1 in 1,701,685. In The United States it is most common in: Missouri, where 46 percent live, New Mexico, where 17 percent live and Ohio, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent live and Bahrain, where 0 percent live.

Purley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Purley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Purley surname expanded 426 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Purley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Purley last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

Purley earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.54% less than the national average, earning $31,265 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paurley922/
Phurley921/
Pourley921/
Purle91128/
Purly912/
Porley831,563/
Purlee83306/
Purlys83180/
Purler8376/
Purles8341/
Pourly8331/
Pirley8325/
Purlay835/
Putrle832/
Purlea832/
Purlie831/
Purlej831/
Paurly830/
Purrly830/
Purlytė7746/
Purelly7728/
Purlett7721/
Purloyo7715/
Pourler7715/
Pourlyi7712/
Purlaje774/
Purelle773/
Purille773/
Purylle771/
Pourleh771/
Poorley770/
Purli73793/
Porle73323/
Purla7395/
Pirle7314/
Porly735/
Pourille71159/
Paurelle7118/
Peurelle719/
Purliyah716/
Pourelle712/
Purielle711/
Pourless710/
Pirlea671,954/
Pierle67333/
Porlay67281/
Purlas67197/
Porloy67177/
Poutrelle67116/
Purlia6793/
Pourla6766/
Purlis6741/
Pujrla6714/
Purlah6713/
Peurla6711/
Poorle6711/
Pusrla679/
Porlei677/
Purlla676/
Pouriolle674/
Puurla673/
Pirlya672/
Purlau672/
Pourillie671/
Pourlj671/
Purlli671/
Putrli671/
Porlle671/
Pirlie671/
Porlee671/
Pirlej671/
Purlai671/
Purlat671/
Pirlee670/
Pirloy670/

Purley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purley in the Russian language
Пурлейpurlej-

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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
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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 Purley
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