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
The last name Purvies is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. 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 prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Purvies are found; 80 percent are found in Northern Europe and 80 percent are found in British Isles.
This last name is most common in England, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England Purvies is most frequent in: Durham, where 100 percent are found. Besides England it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found.
Purvies Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Purvies has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Purvies surname decreased 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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