Purrer Surname
Approximately 319 people bear this surname
Purrer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 256 | 1:33,263 | 5,353 |
| Germany | 41 | 1:1,963,548 | 108,338 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
The alternate forms: Pürrer (348) are calculated separately.
Purrer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purrer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Purrer (Russian: Пуррер) is found in Austria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Pürrer. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Purrer? popularity and diffusion
Purrer is the 855,216th most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,844,972 people. The last name Purrer occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Purrer live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.
Purrer is most commonly used in Austria, where it is held by 256 people, or 1 in 33,263. In Austria it is primarily found in: Upper Austria, where 89 percent reside, Salzburg, where 5 percent reside and Tyrol, where 5 percent reside. Beside Austria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 13 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Purrer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Purrer in the Russian language | ||
| Пуррер | purrer | - |
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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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- 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 Purrer
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