Purteanu Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Purteanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 17 | 1:209,492 | 19,497 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Purteanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purteanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Purteanu is most common in Moldova. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Purteanu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,649,889th most numerous surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Purteanu are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 94 percent are found in Romanian Europe.
This surname is most numerous in Moldova, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 209,492. In Moldova it is primarily found in: Basarabeasca District, where 94 percent live and Căușeni District, where 6 percent live. Excluding Moldova it exists in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 6 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Purteanu
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