Purnjaga Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Purnjaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purnjaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Purnjaga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Purnjaga is found most frequently in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Purnjaga.

How Common Is The Last Name Purnjaga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Purnjaga is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Purnjaga are found; 75 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 75 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 1,178,801. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Purnjaga is most common in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 67 percent live and Republika Srpska, where 33 percent live. Without taking into account Bosnia and Herzegovina it exists in one country. It is also found in Austria, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purnayoga8221/
Pranjga8071/
Pouranjagh782/
Purnhage7518/
Burnjaka751/
Prnjak71305/
Pouranjgh712/
Pouranjeg711/
Pernjak67194/
Prenjak67111/
Pouranjegh6724/
Prinjac671/
Pouranjghi671/
Pronjak671/

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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 Purnjaga
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