Purmalis Surname

791,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Purmalis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purmalis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia2771:7,4011,060
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
England141:3,979,861125,553
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Purmalis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Purmalis (Russian: Пурмалис) is found most in Latvia. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Purmalis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Purmalis is the 791,719th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 20,470,635 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Purmalis live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in Baltic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Latvia, where it is borne by 277 people, or 1 in 7,401. In Latvia Purmalis is primarily found in: Riga Planning Region, where 69 percent live, Semigallia, where 13 percent live and Vidzeme, where 10 percent live. Not including Latvia this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 6 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Purmalis Last Name Statistics demography

Purmalis earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 0.68% more than the national average, earning $50,022 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pormalis8841/
Pourmali8814/
Purmalli881/
Pourmalli82140/
Pourmahli827/
Purmale80564/
Purmala8013/
Pourmala75117/
Purmalla7518/
Pourmale758/
Pormales752/
Phormali752/
Pirmales751/
Pourmolai717/
Pourmalla711/
Pormale6766/
Purmola6729/
Pormala676/
Pourmola6351/
Purmolla637/
Pormmala631/
Pormalla631/
Pourmolouy5636/
Pourmosleh561/
Pormolla501/

Purmalis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purmalis in the Russian language
Пурмалисpurmalis-

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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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  • 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 Purmalis
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