Purnichi Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Purnichi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Purnichi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania701:286,82726,171
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534

Purnichi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Purnichi is borne by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purnichi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,203,767th most numerous surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The surname Purnichi is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Purnichi live; 95 percent live in Eastern Europe and 95 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Romania, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 286,827. In Romania Purnichi is mostly concentrated in: Ialomița County, where 46 percent reside, Suceava County, where 41 percent reside and Brașov County, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Romania this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Putrnicki821/
Pournisi7537/
Pourniki7522/
Pirniche754/
Purnesih753/
Purnaizi752/
Pournizi751/
Pornnicha711/
Purnika6777/
Pornica672/
Pornisi671/
Porniece637/
Purnitseed561/
Pornika5322/
Pornisa531/
Pournese503/
Pornnika502/
Porneczi502/
Porneczy501/
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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 Purnichi
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