Purnis Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Purnis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purnis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia501:41,0016,251
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Purnis (15) may also be a first name.

Purnis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Purnis is more frequently found in Latvia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Purnis? popularity and diffusion

Purnis is the 1,980,395th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. The surname Purnis occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Purnis reside; 61 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in Baltic Europe. Purnis is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name globally, borne by 15 people.

It is most numerous in Latvia, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 41,001. In Latvia Purnis is primarily concentrated in: Riga Planning Region, where 96 percent are found and Semigallia, where 4 percent are found. Other than Latvia this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 31 percent are found and Russia, where 4 percent are found.

Purnis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Purnis has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Purnis Last Name Statistics demography

Purnis earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 2.97% less than the national average, earning $48,206 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pournis9259/
Purniss921/
Purni913,775/
Pournois861/
Pourni8355/
Pornis8316/
Purnni835/
Pujrni835/
Puhrni835/
Purnie834/
Pirnis831/
Purnes831/
Purnesh7720/
Pujhrni7716/
Pournit7713/
Pourniz7710/
Pournei771/
Pornisz771/
Pournie771/
Purness770/
Purnnes770/
Purna736,687/
Purne73601/
Porni7366/
Purny733/
Pournese713/
Pirnes671,350/
Purner67505/
Purnna67257/
Pornes67201/
Purney67194/
Pourny67191/
Poorni67158/
Pornói6750/
Purnea6726/
Purnay6712/
Pourna679/
Pornoi676/
Pornui676/
Purnep674/
Pourne672/
Purnee671/
Purnaa671/
Purnge671/
Porniz671/
Purnoy671/
Purnet670/

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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 Purnis
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