Purviss Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Purviss Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 39 | 1:79,347 | 6,699 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 36 | 1:677,094 | 32,515 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Purviss Demographics
Average Purviss Salary in
United States
$61,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Purviss Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purviss Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Purviss occurs in Wales more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Purviss click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Purviss? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,605,694th most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name Purviss is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Purviss live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in British Isles.
This last name is most prevalent in Wales, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 79,347. In Wales it is most frequent in: Wrexham County Borough, where 82 percent reside, Flintshire, where 15 percent reside and Conwy County Borough, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Wales this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and England, where 11 percent reside.
Purviss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Purviss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Purviss last name fell 9 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Purviss Last Name Statistics demography
Purviss earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purvis | 92 | 32,756 | / |
| Pourvis | 86 | 95 | / |
| Purvess | 86 | 15 | / |
| Purvies | 86 | 5 | / |
| Purvish | 86 | 1 | / |
| Phurvis | 86 | 1 | / |
| Peurvis | 86 | 1 | / |
| Puirvis | 86 | 1 | / |
| Purvois | 86 | 1 | / |
| Purvi | 83 | 131 | / |
| Pourveis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Purves | 77 | 6,056 | / |
| Purvai | 77 | 38 | / |
| Purbis | 77 | 37 | / |
| Purviy | 77 | 23 | / |
| Pourvi | 77 | 17 | / |
| Puruis | 77 | 9 | / |
| Purvys | 77 | 4 | / |
| Pirvis | 77 | 2 | / |
| Purviz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Purvie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Purvix | 77 | 1 | / |
| Paurvi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Purvaiz | 71 | 27 | / |
| Purvesh | 71 | 5 | / |
| Purvije | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pirveis | 71 | 3 | / |
| Purvich | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pourviz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Purvets | 71 | 1 | / |
| Purvajs | 71 | 1 | / |
| Purvice | 71 | 1 | / |
| Purvest | 71 | 1 | / |
| Purvith | 71 | 0 | / |
| Purvitt | 71 | 0 | / |
| Purve | 67 | 4,424 | / |
| Purva | 67 | 173 | / |
| Purwi | 67 | 110 | / |
| Purui | 67 | 37 | / |
| Purbi | 67 | 36 | / |
| Purvy | 67 | 31 | / |
| Pourbois | 67 | 2 | / |
| Poorvais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pourvaiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pourvaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poorvish | 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 Purviss
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