Purs Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Purs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Latvia91:227,78322,848
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Purš (58) are calculated separately.

Purs (17) may also be a first name.

Purs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Purs (Russian: Пурс) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Purš. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Purs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Purs is the 2,580,327th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Purs reside; 46 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 39 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 17 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Ukraine, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 3,793,558. In Ukraine Purs is mostly concentrated in: Kiev, where 83 percent are found and Poltava Oblast, where 17 percent are found. Beside Ukraine it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Latvia, where 16 percent are found and Belarus, where 13 percent are found.

Purs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Purs has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 37 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Purs Last Name Statistics demography

Purs earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purš9258/
Purse891,624/
Purss89257/
Pours8999/
Puers8992/
Pursh8987/
Paurs8953/
Purst892/
Purrs891/
Peurs891/
Pursch80692/
Poursh80142/
Pourse803/
Paurst802/
Purshe802/
Paursh801/
Pursse801/
Peurse801/
Pourrs800/
Pors751,681/
Pirs75246/
Pursche731,175/
Puhrsch7315/
Pursova7312/
Purscht730/
Poursch730/
Piers673,719/
Purce67295/
Purje67237/
Porsh67231/
Porss6736/
Porsz6732/
Purze6731/
Pirsz6718/
Poors6716/
Phors6710/
Poers679/
Purch677/
Pirrs676/
Porrs674/
Pirsh672/
Purshova672/

Purs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purs in the Russian language
Пурсpurs-

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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 Purs
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