Purolainen Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Purolainen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Purolainen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purolainen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Purolainen is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Purolainen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,665,662nd most prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Purolainen live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name Purolainen is most numerous in Sweden, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 615,422. In Sweden it is most common in: Stockholm County, where 94 percent reside and Norrbotten County, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Sweden it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 41 percent reside and New Zealand, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Putrolainen | 95 | 19 | / |
| Perolainen | 90 | 24 | / |
| Putrolaynen | 86 | 49 | / |
| Perolaynen | 80 | 16 | / |
| Peralainen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Perlinen | 78 | 43 | / |
| Prolinin | 78 | 1 | / |
| Perelaeinen | 76 | 1 | / |
| Parolanan | 74 | 28 | / |
| Prolinina | 74 | 3 | / |
| Prolnan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Peräläinen | 70 | 32 | / |
| Pereläinen | 70 | 12 | / |
| Perillinen | 70 | 1 | / |
| Perelyaynen | 67 | 24 | / |
| Burlinin | 67 | 8 | / |
| Burlinan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Burlinon | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pieralanin | 60 | 1 | / |
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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 Purolainen
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