Purnhagen Surname

552,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Purnhagen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purnhagen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3841:209,65023,807
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Brazil661:3,243,55093,057
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Purnhagen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Purnhagen has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Purnhagen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 552,857th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 12,630,062 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Purnhagen are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Purnhagen is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 384 people, or 1 in 209,650. In Germany it is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 61 percent live, Bremen, where 28 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent live. Beside Germany this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Brazil, where 11 percent live.

Purnhagen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Purnhagen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Purnhagen surname rose 513 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Purnhagen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Purnhagen last name are 17.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64% registered with the party.

Purnhagen earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.73% more than the national average, earning $43,464 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purrnhagen957/
Purnhagn941/
Pornhagen894/
Purnhogen891/
Purnhagem891/
Purnagin824/
Pornyagin673/
Purnnasin671/
Purnachnd671/
Purnasim598/

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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 Purnhagen
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