Purvins Surname

876,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Purvins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purvins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia2241:9,1521,347
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Purviņš (2) are calculated separately.

Purvins Last Name Facts

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

The surname Purvins is found most in Latvia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Purviņš. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Purvins? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 876,631st most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 23,660,863 people. The last name Purvins occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Purvins are found; 77 percent are found in Northern Europe and 73 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

The surname is most common in Latvia, where it is borne by 224 people, or 1 in 9,152. In Latvia it is most common in: Riga Planning Region, where 52 percent reside, Semigallia, where 20 percent reside and Vidzeme, where 12 percent reside. Other than Latvia this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Purvins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Purvins has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Purvins surname increased 387 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Purvins Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Purvins are 3.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.25% registered to vote for the political party.

Purvins earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.37% less than the national average, earning $40,833 USD per year.

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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 Purvins
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