Purová Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Purová Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purová Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia1891:56,2629,434
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Purova (202) & Půrová (23) are calculated separately.

Purová Last Name Facts

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

Purová occurs more in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Purova or Půrová. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Purová? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,202,518th most widely held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Purová reside; 99 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 99 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most common in Czechia, where it is borne by 189 people, or 1 in 56,262. In Czechia Purová is most prevalent in: Olomouc Region, where 68 percent reside, Hradec Králové Region, where 6 percent reside and Prague, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Czechia Purová exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purova94202/
Půrová9423/
Pourová92832/
Paurová92375/
Putrová9216/
Puhrová9214/
Purrová926/
Purzová923/
Pfaurová8623/
Pirová8349/
Pórová8310/
Purovo831/
Porová831/
Putrova77224/
Poorová77131/
Puerova7766/
Purovuo7717/
Pourova7714/
Paurova7710/
Pierová776/
Purgova772/
Pur6726,288/
Pirova6716,066/
Purava6735/
Purobo672/

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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 Purová
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