Purpora Surname

733,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Argentina

Purpora Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purpora Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2461:1,473,410100,696
Philippines741:1,368,084100,385
Italy371:1,652,88383,776
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Púrpora (1) are calculated separately.

Purpora Last Name Facts

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

The surname Purpora is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Púrpora. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purpora? popularity and diffusion

It is the 733,258th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 18,449,483 people. The surname Purpora occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Purpora reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 246 people, or 1 in 1,473,410. In The United States Purpora is primarily found in: Maryland, where 24 percent are found, New York, where 15 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 13 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 19 percent are found and Italy, where 9 percent are found.

Purpora Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Purpora has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Purpora surname expanded 8,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Purpora Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Purpora last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

Purpora earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.49% more than the national average, earning $49,832 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Púrpora951/
Purporay932/
Purporra931/
Purpura864,030/
Porpora861,706/
Purpera86268/
Pórpora863/
Purporo861/
Pourpouras822/
Purpuray8047/
Purpouri8022/
Purppura801/
Porpoura801/
Purpurra800/
Pourparat7511/
Pourpouri752/
Purpero71138/
Purpuri7189/
Purpuro7142/
Porporo7133/
Purpari7111/
Porpori718/
Pirpara711/
Purpuree679/
Pourpari671/
Purpareh671/
Porpura5724/
Porpare5714/
Púrpura573/

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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 Purpora
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