Purtan Surname

491,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 674 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Purtan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purtan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania6271:32,0224,086
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Purtan (143) may also be a first name.

Purtan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Purtan (Hindi: पुरतन, Oriya: ପୁର୍ନ) is borne by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Purtan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purtan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Purtan is the 491,125th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,812,383 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Purtan reside; 93 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 93 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Purtan is also the 772,378th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 143 people.

Purtan is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is borne by 627 people, or 1 in 32,022. In Romania Purtan is mostly found in: Arad County, where 58 percent reside, Bihor County, where 33 percent reside and Timiș County, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Romania this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Austria, where 0 percent reside.

Purtan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Purtan are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.

Purtan earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.06% more than the national average, earning $50,079 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purtean9218/
Pourtan922/
Purthan921/
Pourtain864/
Purthane861/
Purton831,939/
Portan83547/
Pirtan8390/
Purtam838/
Pourtahan8029/
Porthan77131/
Portain7750/
Peurton7724/
Pirthan775/
Pourton772/
Portaun771/
Portean771/
Purtham770/
Pourtein7113/
Purthong711/
Pourtong711/
Phorthan711/
Porton672,028/
Pirton6738/
Pirťan6717/
Pirtań6711/
Portán673/
Portón672/
Purtoń671/
Peurthong671/
Purtom670/
Phorton623/
Portein622/
Portoin621/
Pierton621/
Portão506/
Pirtoń501/

Purtan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purtan in the Oriya language
ପୁର୍ନpurna-
Purtan in the Hindi language
पुरतनpuratana50
पुरटनpuratana33.33
पूरतनpuratana16.67

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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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  • 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 Purtan
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