Purviss Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Purviss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purviss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales391:79,3476,699
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England61:9,286,343223,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Purviss Last Name Facts

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

Purviss is found in Wales more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Purviss? popularity and diffusion

The last name Purviss is the 2,605,694th most numerous last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname Purviss is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Purviss live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in British Isles.

It is most frequently held in Wales, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 79,347. In Wales Purviss is most prevalent in: Wrexham County Borough, where 82 percent live, Flintshire, where 15 percent live and Conwy County Borough, where 3 percent live. Not including Wales this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.

Purviss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Purviss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Purviss surname contracted 9 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purvis9232,756/
Pourvis8695/
Purvess8615/
Purvies865/
Purvish861/
Phurvis861/
Peurvis861/
Puirvis861/
Purvois861/
Purvi83131/
Pourveis801/
Purves776,056/
Purvai7738/
Purbis7737/
Purviy7723/
Pourvi7717/
Puruis779/
Purvys774/
Pirvis772/
Purviz771/
Purvie771/
Purvix771/
Paurvi771/
Purvaiz7127/
Purvesh715/
Purvije713/
Pirveis713/
Purvich713/
Pourviz711/
Purvets711/
Purvajs711/
Purvice711/
Purvest711/
Purvith710/
Purvitt710/
Purve674,424/
Purva67173/
Purwi67110/
Purui6737/
Purbi6736/
Purvy6731/
Pourbois672/
Poorvais671/
Pourvaiz671/
Pourvaia671/
Poorvish671/

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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 Purviss
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