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

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

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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