Purvey Surname

309,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Purvey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purvey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3661:990,32573,323
India3621:2,118,96571,393
England3451:161,50215,105
Australia731:369,80430,692
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Wales41:773,63329,106
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1091:223,62717,016
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Purvey (14) may also be a first name.

Purvey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Purvey (Hindi: पूर्वे) is found most in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Purvey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 309,963rd most frequent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 5,993,048 people. The last name Purvey is primarily found in The Americas, where 33 percent of Purvey reside; 33 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 14 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 366 people, or 1 in 990,325. In The United States Purvey is mostly concentrated in: Maryland, where 34 percent reside, Texas, where 13 percent reside and Missouri, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in India, where 30 percent reside and England, where 28 percent reside.

Purvey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Purvey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Purvey last name rose 1,525 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 317 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Purvey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Purvey last name are 11.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.86% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Purvey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.27% less than the national average, earning $43,034 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.85% more than the national average, earning $54,079 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paurvey921/
Purve914,424/
Purvy9131/
Purves836,056/
Purbey831,215/
Purver83269/
Purvee83268/
Purvez8331/
Purviy8323/
Purvay8314/
Purwey8313/
Purvys834/
Purved831/
Purvie831/
Purvet831/
Purvea831/
Porvey831/
Purrve831/
Pourve830/
Purviya77214/
Pourvay7720/
Purvess7715/
Puurvee778/
Purvesh775/
Purvije773/
Purveed772/
Pourveh772/
Purvets771/
Poorvey771/
Purbeya771/
Purbeyh771/
Purvest771/
Phurver771/
Purvytė771/
Purwe739,003/
Purbe731,593/
Purva73173/
Purvi73131/
Purue7312/
Pirve739/
Purby734/
Purwy731/
Pourveer714/
Pourveux713/
Purbeeya711/
Pourzveh711/
Pourveis711/
Purvis6732,756/
Pürvee671,561/
Purvat67308/
Purbhe67269/
Pourvj67230/
Purbay67131/
Poorve67102/
Purvai6738/
Pourby6737/
Purway6721/
Pourbe6720/
Pourvi6717/
Pourviyeh6714/
Porvay6714/
Purbei6710/
Phurwe678/
Puurwe677/
Purwae675/
Purbet675/
Puruhe674/
Purwee673/
Purbyi673/
Purwue673/
Purbes672/
Purbie672/
Puirva672/
Purvaz672/
Pourvajed671/
Putrbe671/
Paurvi671/
Purber671/
Purbhy671/
Puroue671/
Purvas671/
Porvie671/
Peurbe671/
Pierve671/
Pourva671/
Pirvay671/
Purboy671/
Purviz671/
Phurby670/
Purzue670/
Purues670/

Purvey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purvey in the Hindi language
पूर्वेpurve75
पूर्वीpurvi25

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Purvey
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