Cognomen Purkey (Purkey 
) , all over the world, is quite a rare family name. The cognomen Purkey is habitual in the United States, where it is a rare surname, Canada, where it is a very rare surname, and New Zealand. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in the United States, Canada, and South Africa. Very seldom, Purkey is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Purkey | South Africa, United States, Tanzania, India, Canada |
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bob purkey American baseball player (1929-2008), US (b. 1929) |
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wesley ira purkey American murderer, US (b. 1952) |
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| lena penland purkey (b. 1904) |
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| harry purkey American politician in Virginia (1934-2018), US (b. 1934) |
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| malcolm purkey actor |
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| sarah purkey researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-1893-6224) |
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| neha j purkey researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-8054-0098) |
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| hans e purkey researcher |
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| eva purkey researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-6541-5053) |
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| matthew r purkey researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-4905-8348) |
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| alicia m purkey researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0002-1865-1421 |
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