Purok Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Purok Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purok Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1231:823,07577,828
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293

The alternate forms: Půrok (11) are calculated separately.

Purok (15) may also be a first name.

Purok Last Name Facts

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

The surname Purok (Russian: Пурок) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Půrok. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purok? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,573,888th most frequently used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Purok reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 85 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Purok is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 15 people.

The last name is most common in The Philippines, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 823,075. In The Philippines Purok is most common in: Soccsksargen, where 49 percent live, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 11 percent live and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 8 percent live. Barring The Philippines it exists in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Půrok9311/
Puroik91345/
Puruok911/
Putrock832/
Phutrok831/
Purrock830/
Purog80709/
Purak80261/
Pirok80245/
Puroc80240/
Porok80220/
Puruk8042/
Purák8031/
Pourouke771/
Porokh731,422/
Phurak73359/
Putrak73211/
Purake73171/
Pirook7359/
Purzak7338/
Pourak7332/
Paurak7329/
Pirock7325/
Pierok7322/
Porock7317/
Purakh7315/
Purack7315/
Purask738/
Pauruk737/
Porrok737/
Purukh734/
Poroik734/
Puruik733/
Paurog733/
Puruke733/
Puiruk732/
Pirrok732/
Puruck731/
Puroux730/
Puiroux67208/
Purakhe6751/
Phurake6723/
Pourzak6720/
Pauroux672/
Pourhak672/
Paurakh672/
Pierokc671/
Phorook671/
Putrzak671/
Pouroux671/
Puttrak671/

Purok Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purok in the Russian language
Пурокpurok-

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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 Purok
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