Surname Purvin (Purvin 
, 珀文 
, Пурвин 
) , worldwide, is a rare last name. The surname Purvin is characteristic of Eastern Europe, particularly Russia, where it is a rare surname, Bulgaria, and Belarus, where it is a very rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Russia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Likewise, Purvin is the forename as well as the last name.