Purveur Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Purveur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purveur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England741:752,94741,527
Wales41:773,63329,106
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Purveur Last Name Facts

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

Purveur occurs most in England. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Purveur click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purveur? popularity and diffusion

Purveur is the 2,136,387th most common surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. The last name Purveur occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Purveur live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Purveur is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 752,947. In England it is primarily found in: Gloucestershire, where 64 percent reside, Nottinghamshire, where 15 percent reside and Worcestershire, where 11 percent reside. Barring England it exists in one country. It is also common in Wales, where 5 percent reside.

Purveur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Purveur has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Purveur last name rose 1,480 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pourveur93129/
Purver92269/
Purvere863/
Phurver861/
Purveyor8013/
Pourveer804/
Pourvour802/
Purvar77751/
Purvor7789/
Porver773/
Purber771/
Pourvar71228/
Phurber711/
Purvaar711/
Porveyr710/
Pourvard6715/
Pourvoir676/
Purwar621,699/
Purwre627/
Pirvar625/
Purbar624/
Pourbar5792/
Purbair5726/
Poorvar578/
Pourbor576/
Purwaar574/
Pourbir572/
Purward571/
Pirhvar571/
Pourbarr5316/
Poorbear5315/
Purbayre534/
Pourbhar531/
Pierweyer503/
Pourbahar501/

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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 Purveur
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