Pirohit Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Pirohit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Pirohit (43) may also be a first name.
Pirohit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pirohit Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pirohit (Hindi: पिरोहित, Marathi: पुरोिहत, Oriya: ପିେରାହିତ) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pirohit? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. Pirohit is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Pirohit are found; 92 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Pirohit is also the 1,545,828th most numerous forename on earth, held by 43 people.
The surname is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 63,922,115. In India Pirohit is most common in: Odisha, where 50 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 33 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 8 percent are found. Besides India this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puirohit | 93 | 5 | / |
| Pirohith | 93 | 1 | / |
| Purohit | 86 | 76,241 | / |
| Pirahit | 86 | 1 | / |
| Perohit | 86 | 1 | / |
| Purohith | 80 | 589 | / |
| Puroohit | 80 | 9 | / |
| Puroehit | 80 | 7 | / |
| Puurohit | 80 | 7 | / |
| Bpurohit | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ppurohit | 80 | 3 | / |
| Purohitt | 80 | 3 | / |
| Purhohit | 80 | 2 | / |
| Phurohit | 80 | 1 | / |
| Purrohit | 80 | 1 | / |
| Purohoit | 80 | 1 | / |
| Poirahit | 80 | 1 | / |
| Puirahit | 80 | 1 | / |
| Purahit | 71 | 419 | / |
| Purehit | 71 | 87 | / |
| Purohet | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pirahid | 71 | 1 | / |
| Perahit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Purohid | 71 | 1 | / |
| Puraahit | 67 | 7 | / |
| Puerahit | 67 | 6 | / |
| Piraesht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pirzahid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pirahete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Purrahit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puroheth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Purahith | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petrouitch | 59 | 1 | / |
| Pairoed | 57 | 1 | / |
| Perroett | 53 | 3 | / |
| Pirzahed | 53 | 2 | / |
| Piroedova | 50 | 2 | / |
| Perreauit | 50 | 0 | / |
Pirohit Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pirohit in the Hindi language | ||
| पिरोहित | pirohita | - |
| Pirohit in the Oriya language | ||
| ପିେରାହିତ | pierahita | - |
| Pirohit in the Marathi language | ||
| पुरोिहत | puroihata | 40 |
| पुरोहीत | purohita | 40 |
| िपरोहीत | iparohita | 20 |
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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
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- 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 Pirohit
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