Purnyn Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Purnyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Purnyn 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
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Purnyn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Purnyn (Russian: Пурнынь) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Purnyn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purnyn? popularity and diffusion

The surname Purnyn is the 5,391,485th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Purnyn is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Purnyn live; 69 percent live in Eastern Europe and 69 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 5,690,337. In Ukraine it is mostly concentrated in: Kiev, where 63 percent reside, Zaporizhia Oblast, where 25 percent reside and Luhansk Oblast, where 13 percent reside. Beside Ukraine it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Lithuania, where 8 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
Purnyna921/
Purnin836/
Pournin77506/
Purnina7741/
Purning7716/
Pornin67228/
Purnim67130/
Pornen675/
Phornin629/
Pornnen622/
Poernin621/
Purneem621/
Piernen621/
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Purnyn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purnyn in the Russian language
Пурныньpurnyn-

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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 Purnyn
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