Purr Surname
Approximately 621 people bear this surname
Purr Surname Definition:
From the German, Pur; a personal name.
Purr Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 242 | 1:332,667 | 32,901 |
| England | 139 | 1:400,849 | 27,632 |
| United States | 110 | 1:3,295,081 | 188,193 |
| India | 57 | 1:13,457,287 | 231,997 |
| Austria | 18 | 1:473,080 | 46,251 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 122 | 1:199,798 | 15,918 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 44 | 1:1,141,334 | 65,198 |
Purr (26) may also be a first name.
Purr Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the German, Pur; a personal name.
Purr Demographics
Average Purr Salary in
United States
$31,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Purr Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purr Come From? nationality or country of origin
Purr is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Purr? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 523,160th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 11,735,179 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Purr are found; 42 percent are found in Western Europe and 42 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Purr is also the 2,084,397th most common given name on earth, held by 26 people.
The surname Purr is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 242 people, or 1 in 332,667. In Germany it is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 35 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 23 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Germany Purr occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.
Purr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Purr has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 114 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Purr Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Purr last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Purr earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 27.87% less than the national average, earning $31,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.63% less than the national average, earning $46,388 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purre | 89 | 2,173 | / |
| Pourr | 89 | 565 | / |
| Pfurr | 89 | 164 | / |
| Paurr | 89 | 1 | / |
| Phurr | 89 | 0 | / |
| Pur | 86 | 26,288 | / |
| Pourre | 80 | 925 | / |
| Pujhrr | 80 | 9 | / |
| Puurre | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ìpurre | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pour | 75 | 373,958 | / |
| Pure | 75 | 3,757 | / |
| Paur | 75 | 1,525 | / |
| Puhr | 75 | 1,373 | / |
| Putr | 75 | 1,236 | / |
| Porr | 75 | 1,105 | / |
| Phur | 75 | 694 | / |
| Purt | 75 | 341 | / |
| Peur | 75 | 120 | / |
| Puur | 75 | 102 | / |
| Purz | 75 | 70 | / |
| Puir | 75 | 20 | / |
| Bpur | 75 | 14 | / |
| Purh | 75 | 10 | / |
| Purd | 75 | 10 | / |
| Purp | 75 | 6 | / |
| Vpur | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pusr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pujr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Purrová | 73 | 6 | / |
| Pforr | 67 | 1,242 | / |
| Poure | 67 | 938 | / |
| Purhe | 67 | 152 | / |
| Pourd | 67 | 140 | / |
| Paure | 67 | 86 | / |
| Pahur | 67 | 76 | / |
| Pourz | 67 | 47 | / |
| Phour | 67 | 43 | / |
| Phure | 67 | 34 | / |
| Paurd | 67 | 29 | / |
| Peure | 67 | 27 | / |
| Pfure | 67 | 21 | / |
| Pfaur | 67 | 19 | / |
| Pourp | 67 | 18 | / |
| Pujhr | 67 | 17 | / |
| Pourh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hpour | 67 | 8 | / |
| Puhre | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pourt | 67 | 6 | / |
| Purtt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Phaur | 67 | 4 | / |
| Puthr | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pfour | 67 | 3 | / |
| Paurt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Puirp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pheur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paurh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Putrh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puttr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hphur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vpaur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phorr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poorr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pauur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfurd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phurp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pohur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poerr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puure | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bpour | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paurz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puyre | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Purr
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