Purville Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Purville Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purville Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica881:32,6132,338
United States501:7,249,179331,838
England151:3,714,537119,675
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013

Purville Last Name Facts

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

Purville is found most in Jamaica. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Purville? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,380,086th most frequently held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. Purville occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Purville are found; 56 percent are found in Caribbean and 56 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean.

Purville is most commonly held in Jamaica, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 32,613. In Jamaica Purville is most frequent in: Surrey County, where 89 percent live and Middlesex County, where 11 percent live. Excluding Jamaica this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.

Purville Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Purville surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Purville earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.41% more than the national average, earning $52,388 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pourville943/
Purvil860/
Pierville829/
Purvale801/
Purvail800/
Purvell800/
Pourvili75518/
Purwailla7115/
Purvel714/
Porbile67130/
Purwale672/
Purveli672/
Porvell670/
Putruele63113/
Purwaila6316/
Purvelis634/
Porvel571/
Pourvojali561/
Pourbouleh561/
Pirveli531,081/
Purbeli5311/
Porbili531/
Porwaila5078/
Putrueli5012/
Pourbeli501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Purville
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