Purkis is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Purkis
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Purkis

How popular is Purkis?

Purkis is ranked 178304 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Purkis bearers increased by 7.432433 per cent in 2010 US census to 159 since 2000, the surname slipped by 302 spots and ranked at 110825. The last name was found in around 0 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 86.16 92.57
Hispanic or Latino 5.66 0
Others 5.03 3.38
Purkis is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in England which may be its originating country too. Around 2006 people have been found who wears Purkis as their family name. Purkis is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
112,145 Spain7
101,066 Zimbabwe5
9,097 Wales3
277,603 France1
3,071 Jersey1
174,544 Czech Republic1
40,340 Malaysia1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
897,276 Russia1
17,768 Pakistan1
7,191 Afghanistan1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
53,505 Turkey1
5,553 Taiwan1
81,201 Switzerland1
77,122 Sweden1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
8,504 Ireland33
12,692 Scotland33
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
11,769 New Zealand54
Countries with hundreds of Purkis:
7,538 England903
14,665 Canada256
11,021 Australia253
99,406 United States227
25,955 South Africa219
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Purkis Namesakes

  • Alonnah Purkiss, Actress
  • Farryl Purkiss, Singer-songwriter
  • Jeannette Purkis, Author
  • Sallie Purkis, Author
  • W. T. Purkiser, Author
  • Skyler Purkiss, Actress

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