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Where Does The Last Name Purvess Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Purvess is found most in England. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Purvess? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 5,057,639^th most commonly used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. Purvess occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Purvess are found; 87 percent are found in Northern Europe and 87 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 4,286,005. In England Purvess is most numerous in: West Yorkshire, where 54 percent are found, Kent, where 38 percent are found and West Sussex, where 8 percent are found. Barring England it exists in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 13 percent are found.

Purvess Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Purvess has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Purvess surname contracted 38 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Purvess Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Purvess surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.