Purugganan Surname

184,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Guam

Purugganan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purugganan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,7461:57,9839,736
United States3251:1,115,25880,547
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Guam121:13,3432,098
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Purugganan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Purugganan is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purugganan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 184,066th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,160,254 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Purugganan live; 75 percent live in Southeast Asia and 74 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is held by 1,746 people, or 1 in 57,983. In The Philippines Purugganan is most common in: Ilocos, where 24 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 23 percent reside and Cagayan Valley, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account The Philippines this surname exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent reside.

Purugganan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Purugganan last name are 18.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.64% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Purugganan earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 25.75% more than the national average, earning $54,258 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.46% less than the national average, earning $46,475 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puruganan95442/
Purungganan9519/
Purrugganan9510/
Puruggaanan951/
Purogganan9012/
Purruganan9012/
Purunganan902/
Puruqganan901/
Purusganan901/
Puroganan847/
Puruganon843/
Poruganan841/
Poroganan742/

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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 Purugganan
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