Purvies Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Purvies Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
Purvies Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purvies Come From? nationality or country of origin
Purvies occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Purvies click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Purvies? popularity and diffusion
Purvies is the 8,193,072nd most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Purvies occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Purvies are found; 80 percent are found in Northern Europe and 80 percent are found in British Isles.
It is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England it is most common in: Durham, where 100 percent live. Excluding England Purvies is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live.
Purvies Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Purvies has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name declined 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purvis | 92 | 32,756 | / |
| Purves | 92 | 6,056 | / |
| Purvie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pourvis | 86 | 95 | / |
| Purviss | 86 | 55 | / |
| Purvess | 86 | 15 | / |
| Purvesh | 86 | 5 | / |
| Purvije | 86 | 3 | / |
| Puirvis | 86 | 1 | / |
| Purvois | 86 | 1 | / |
| Purvice | 86 | 1 | / |
| Phurvis | 86 | 1 | / |
| Purvets | 86 | 1 | / |
| Purvest | 86 | 1 | / |
| Purvish | 86 | 1 | / |
| Peurvis | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pourveis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Purbis | 77 | 37 | / |
| Purvez | 77 | 31 | / |
| Puruis | 77 | 9 | / |
| Purvys | 77 | 4 | / |
| Purbes | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pirvis | 77 | 2 | / |
| Purbie | 77 | 2 | / |
| Purvix | 77 | 1 | / |
| Porvie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Purviz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pirves | 77 | 1 | / |
| Purues | 77 | 0 | / |
| Purvaiz | 71 | 27 | / |
| Pirveis | 71 | 3 | / |
| Purvich | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pourviz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pourbes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Purvajs | 71 | 1 | / |
| Purvaez | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pourbois | 67 | 2 | / |
| Poorvish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poorvais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pourvaez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pourvaiz | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Purvies
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