Purwien Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Purwien Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purwien Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany661:1,219,78078,810
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896

Purwien Last Name Facts

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

Purwien is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Purwien? popularity and diffusion

Purwien is the 2,203,767th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The surname Purwien occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Purwien are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Purwien is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 1,219,780. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 56 percent are found, Bremen, where 12 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 9 percent are found and Jamaica, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purwin921,621/
Purween864/
Purwing862/
Purwean861/
Paurwin861/
Purwn832/
Purvienė8045/
Purweein801/
Pirwin7717/
Porwen774/
Porwin774/
Purwiń774/
Pirwen773/
Puruen772/
Purbin771/
Purveen7189/
Puruean7183/
Phuruen717/
Pirween717/
Pourben717/
Porween711/
Purbeen711/
Purvein711/
Phuruean67302/
Puurveen678/
Purwnowa671/
Purvaine671/
Poerween671/
Phurueang63106/
Piruin621/
Poruen621/
Phutrueang597/
Poruean57103/
Purvayn577/
Pooruen574/
Phoruen573/
Porhuean5337/
Porvejan531/
Pooruean531/

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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 Purwien
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