Puroja Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Puroja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 11 | 1:499,700 | 30,478 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
Puroja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Puroja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Puroja is found in Finland more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Puroja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,427,875th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. Puroja occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Puroja reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in Scandinavia.
Puroja is most widespread in Finland, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 499,700. In Finland it is most prevalent in: Southwest Finland, where 91 percent reside and Uusimaa, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Finland this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 25 percent reside and Chile, where 20 percent reside.
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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 Puroja
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