Purupuru Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Purupuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purupuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Purupuru Last Name Facts

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

Purupuru (Russian: Пурупуру) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purupuru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Purupuru is the 2,746,821st most commonly used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. Purupuru occurs mostly in Oceania, where 86 percent of Purupuru live; 86 percent live in Oceania Islands and 86 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

Purupuru is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 189,621. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Bougainville, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 12 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purupur931/
Pfurupfuru8926/
Perupuru881/
Purpur86339/
Prupru864/
Purpura804,030/
Purpuri8089/
Purpuro8042/
Purapur8026/
Purpour8016/
Pur-Pur806/
Purpiru801/
Burupur801/
Pourpour751,142/
Buruburu7570/
Purpuray7547/
Purpouri7522/
Poruporu7520/
Puripuri7514/
Purpuree759/
Purapura756/
Paruparu754/
Pirupuri754/
Purapuri754/
Purapure754/
Parupuri753/
Borupuru751/
Barupuru751/
Purappur751/
Paurpaur751/
Purppura751/
Porupour751/
Purpurra750/
Purper71771/
Pruper7110/
Pouripour719/
Purpor719/
Purpar718/
Pourpouri712/
Pour Pour711/
Puro Paru711/
Purpora67395/
Purpera67268/
Purpero67138/
Pourpre6754/
Purpire6752/
Parupar6735/
Pouryipour6733/
Burpour6717/
Prupere6711/
Purpari6711/
Birupur675/
Pourper672/
Prupero672/
Purbura671/
Purpyra671/
Purporo671/
Puerepuere671/
Pourpar671/
Purbuar671/
Piripuru501/

Purupuru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purupuru in the Russian language
Пурупуруpurupuru-

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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 Purupuru
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