Purpur Surname

820,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Purpur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purpur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1241:2,923,056171,801
Papua New Guinea801:101,92113,735
Canada541:682,32655,162
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Purpur (72) may also be a first name.

Purpur Last Name Facts

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

The last name Purpur (Russian: Пурпур) is found most in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Purpur? popularity and diffusion

The last name Purpur is the 820,032nd most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 21,497,186 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Purpur are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Purpur is also the 1,143,416th most frequent first name globally It is held by 72 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 124 people, or 1 in 2,923,056. In The United States it is most frequent in: North Dakota, where 21 percent live, Washington, where 19 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent live and Canada, where 16 percent live.

Purpur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Purpur has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Purpur last name expanded 954 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Purpur Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Purpur are 6.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.94% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Purpur earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.53% less than the national average, earning $40,333 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.26% less than the national average, earning $48,064 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purpura924,030/
Purpuri9289/
Purpuro9242/
Purapur9226/
Purpour9216/
Pur-Pur926/
Pourpur921/
Purupur921/
Pourpour861,142/
Purupuru8650/
Purpuray8647/
Purpouri8622/
Puripuri8614/
Purpuree869/
Purapura866/
Purapure864/
Purapuri864/
Paurpaur861/
Purappur861/
Purppura861/
Purpurra860/
Purper83771/
Purpor839/
Purpar838/
Pirpur834/
Burpur831/
Perpur830/
Purpurova8011/
Pouripour809/
Pourpouri802/
Pour Pour801/
Parpura77481/
Purpora77395/
Purpera77268/
Purpero77138/
Pourpre7754/
Purpire7752/
Porpura7724/
Burpour7717/
Purpari7711/
Púrpura773/
Pourper772/
Purporo771/
Purpyra771/
Perpuri771/
Perpuro771/
Pirpuri771/
Parpure771/
Purbura771/
Purpiru771/
Pourpar771/
Purbuar771/
Pouryipour7533/
Puerepuere751/
Prpar7344/
Propr731/
Prapr731/
Pourpire7173/
Perpauer7139/
Bourpour7129/
Pourpoor7112/
Purappar715/
Purubwar713/
Purporay712/
Paurapar711/
Piuri Piuri711/
Purpareh711/
Purporra711/
Pourpari711/
Pourpiri711/
Purperie710/
Proper674,140/
Perper67540/
Perpar67399/
Burbur67369/
Parpar67328/
Pırpır67244/
Prapro67201/
Prapor67172/
Praper67160/
Porpor67152/
Porper67120/
Pripra67116/
Pirpir67110/
Propro6758/
Pripor6756/
Propri6749/
Pirpor6749/
Pourbouri6744/
Parapr6729/
Parper6727/
Prepre6724/
Prepor6719/
Propre6715/
Parpre6711/
Prapre6711/
Propor6710/
Birpur678/
Buriapour677/
Borpur676/
Prapar675/
Pouripoor675/
Prpper674/
Purbar674/
Paripr674/
Prupru674/
Preper673/
Propar673/
Perapr672/
Purber671/
Pripre671/
Prpoer671/
Pryopr671/
Prypri671/
Parpor671/
Puro Paru671/
Puro Pere671/
Prparo671/
Pirper671/
Preepr671/
Priper670/
Burper670/
Burpre670/

Purpur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purpur in the Russian language
Пурпурpurpur-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Purpur
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