Purpura is used as a family name or surname in Italy. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Purpura
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Italy
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Purpura

How popular is Purpura?

Purpura is common in Italy.

Purpura is ranked 107169 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Purpuras plummeted by 3.221565 per cent to 1472 since 2000 and slipped by 1496 spots and ranked at 18676. The last name was found in around 5 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.57 96.06
Hispanic or Latino 2.85 1.91
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.36 0.92
Others 0.75 0.85
Purpura is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Italy. Around 3845 people have been found who wears Purpura as their family name. Purpura is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
275,830 Ukraine8
119,732 Spain5
720,003 Russia4
59,967 Moldova4
32,086 Mexico3
127,708 Czech Republic3
10,686 Costa Rica3
17,547 Colombia2
65,594 Belgium2
19,533 Uruguay1
30,360 Thailand1
10,190 Bahrain1
31,207 Ireland1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
172,258 Germany1
24,176 Qatar1
277,603 France1
25,721 Egypt1
21,562 Portugal1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
18,843 Chile36
126,462 England22
120,934 Australia11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
83,365 Brazil95
54,886 Canada55
Countries with hundreds of Purpura:
27,752 Philippines451
40,399 Argentina119
Countries with thousands of Purpura:
17,757 United States1,847
9,298 Italy1,165
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Agata Purpura was 7 years old when she migrated to Cincinnati on April 1, 1893. She lived in Salerno, Italy where she worked as daughter and took Elysia from Naples. Agost. Purpura (39) Farmer, Agostina Purpura, aged 4, Agostino Purpura, Agostino Purpura, aged 14, Fisherman Agostino Purpura, Agostino Purpura (31) Sailor, Housewife Angela Purpura, Farmer Angela Purpura, and 148 other Purpura majority of whom were laborer and others worked as sailor and housewife, housekeeper, country man, peasant migrated to US from Palermo, Naples, Naples & Palermo, Genoa and Gibraltar & Naples.

Purpura Namesakes

  • Lia Purpura, Poet
  • Lia Purpura, Poet
  • Lia Purpura, Poet

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