Purz Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Purz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany551:1,463,73689,144
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680

Purz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Purz is most common in Germany. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Purz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Purz is the 2,273,756th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Purz live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 79 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 1,463,736. In Germany it is most common in: Brandenburg, where 18 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Germany this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Poland, where 6 percent reside.

Purz Last Name Statistics demography

Purz earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.26% more than the national average, earning $47,575 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purtz89178/
Pourz8947/
Purcz8939/
Paurz891/
Pur8626,288/
Puz861,640/
Purtze802/
Puertz801/
Pour75373,958/
Pure753,757/
Paur751,525/
Pusz751,445/
Puhr751,373/
Putr751,236/
Pyrz751,036/
Phur75694/
Purr75621/
Porz75357/
Purt75341/
Purc75326/
Pirz75130/
Peur75120/
Pucz75105/
Puur75102/
Pauz7580/
Puiz7568/
Purč7540/
Puir7520/
Bpur7514/
Purd7510/
Purh7510/
Pouz758/
Purp756/
Peuz755/
Puzh752/
Puyz752/
Purć751/
Puzc751/
Puzx751/
Pujr751/
Pusr751/
Purj751/
Vpur751/
Purzová733/
Purre672,173/
Poure67938/
Pyrcz67588/
Pourr67565/
Pausz67206/
Pfurr67164/
Purhe67152/
Pourd67140/
Porcz67133/
Paure6786/
Puscz6785/
Pahur6776/
Pirtz6772/
Phour6743/
Purci6739/
Phure6734/
Paurd6729/
Peure6727/
Pfure6721/
Pfaur6719/
Pourp6718/
Pujhr6717/
Pfuhz6716/
Paucz679/
Pourh679/
Pfauz678/
Hpour678/
Purch677/
Puhre677/
Pusxz677/
Pourt676/
Pudzh675/
Pircz675/
Purtt674/
Phaur674/
Phuuz674/
Puthr673/
Pfour673/
Poerz673/
Paurt672/
Purczová672/
Pouzh672/
Purts671/
Paurr671/
Pheur671/
Pauzs671/
Paurh671/
Puzch671/
Putrh671/
Puttr671/
Puire671/
Hphur671/
Vpaur671/
Pauur671/
Pfurd671/
Phurp671/
Pirìz671/
Pohur671/
Puure671/
Pourj671/
Bpour671/
Ppurj671/
Puszs671/
Puirp671/
Phurr670/
Puyre670/

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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 Purz
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