Purwin Surname

245,548th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,621 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Poland

Purwin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purwin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7571:106,34813,140
Poland5361:70,91211,093
United States2531:1,432,64498,450
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Sweden141:703,34052,204
England81:6,964,757184,742
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Purwiń (4) are calculated separately.

Purwin (70) may also be a first name.

Purwin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Purwin is found most frequently in Germany. It can be found as a variant: Purwiń. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Purwin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 245,548th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,495,710 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Purwin live; 48 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,162,016th most commonly used forename internationally It is held by 70 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 757 people, or 1 in 106,348. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 37 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent are found and Hamburg, where 11 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Purwin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Purwin surname are 22.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.23% being registered with the party.

Purwin earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.67% more than the national average, earning $51,635 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purwiń944/
Purwien9274/
Purwing922/
Paurwin921/
Purwn912/
Pirwin8317/
Porwin834/
Purbin831/
Purween774/
Purwenh773/
Purwean771/
Purwnowa711/
Porwen674/
Pirwen673/
Puruen672/
Piruin671/
Pirween627/
Pourben627/
Phuruen627/
Purbeen621/
Porween621/
Poerween571/
Poruen501/

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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 Purwin
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