Pooran Surname

167,319th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,585 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guyana
Highest density in:
Guyana

Pooran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pooran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guyana7101:1,074165
Trinidad and Tobago6371:2,141367
United States4521:801,90061,806
South Africa3941:137,50715,895
Canada1621:227,44221,827
India881:8,716,652177,764
England371:1,505,89364,828
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Pakistan161:11,165,24351,703
Mauritius61:215,5708,537
Iran51:15,356,505213,424
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Barbados11:287,4482,772

Pooran (39,719) may also be a first name.

Pooran Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pooran Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Pooran (Bengali: পূরন, Hindi: पूरन, Marathi: पुरण) is borne by more people in Guyana than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pooran? popularity and diffusion

It is the 167,319th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,819,167 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Pooran live; 29 percent live in South America and 28 percent live in Gallo-Germanic South America. Pooran is also the 22,329th most frequently used forename at a global level, held by 39,719 people.

The surname is most common in Guyana, where it is borne by 710 people, or 1 in 1,074. In Guyana it is primarily found in: Demerara-Mahaica, where 49 percent reside, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, where 21 percent reside and East Berbice-Corentyne, where 20 percent reside. Beside Guyana Pooran is found in 24 countries. It is also found in Trinidad and Tobago, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Pooran Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pooran surname are 23.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 76.64% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pooran earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.33% more than the national average, earning R 397,644 per year; in United States they earn 22.8% more than the national average, earning $52,988 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.06% more than the national average, earning $56,173 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poorang924/
Pooraun922/
Poorean922/
Poorgan921/
Poosran921/
Poorand921/
Poorran921/
Poran915,794/
Poorhang861/
Pouran832,503/
Poeran83737/
Porang8398/
Porhan8375/
Potran8356/
Pooram8349/
Porțan8344/
Pohran8319/
Porane8317/
Porgan839/
Porran838/
Porean837/
Porant832/
Phoran831/
Porank831/
Porain831/
Porzan831/
Posran831/
Pooron831/
Poyran831/
Pporan831/
Porand830/
Pourang771,094/
Pourand77170/
Pourzan7764/
Pourran7746/
Phorang7738/
Pourank7728/
Poreane7719/
Porrain7718/
Pourhan7715/
Porgann778/
Pourajn778/
Phoraan775/
Pohranc774/
Pouramn774/
Poracin773/
Pourain772/
Porrang772/
Pooreun772/
Pourane771/
Porahan771/
Poranne771/
Pourgan771/
Poosron771/
Poerean770/
Poorham770/
Pottran770/
Porrand770/
Paran7333,760/
Puran7317,015/
Poron731,039/
Poram73323/
Păran7337/
Porón732/
Photrang71598/
Poutrain71519/
Pourrain71229/
Pourrang71124/
Porracin7131/
Pottrain7123/
Pourraun7123/
Poirhane7116/
Phoratin716/
Pourhang713/
Poranova712/
Poothron712/
Poratend711/
Porangue711/
Pourrank711/
Potthran711/
Phoreang711/
Phourang711/
Potreant710/
Pouraine710/
Parain675,080/
Putran672,772/
Parand672,654/
Parant672,313/
Parane672,162/
Purane672,161/
Poiron671,749/
Paraan671,603/
Parhan671,260/
Parang671,064/
Purran671,017/
Parran67968/
Phoram67711/
Pargan67653/
Potron67636/
Patran67468/
Purang67436/
Parzan67416/
Pauran67404/
Porong67362/
Porron67286/
Porham67215/
Purant67186/
Pharan67180/
Purhan67100/
Puraan6787/
Pătran6775/
Parean6763/
Potram6754/
Purann6743/
Purain6741/
Porone6734/
Paraun6731/
Poodtrong6729/
Pouron6723/
Paroon6719/
Purgan6716/
Puuran6713/
Pasran679/
Pahran678/
Porram678/
Porrón678/
Pourgahan676/
Parann676/
Paaran676/
Purand676/
Pusran675/
Phuran675/
Puroon674/
Paranh674/
Purean674/
Phoron674/
Purzan673/
Poiraisen673/
Poroin672/
Porhanova672/
Poroun672/
Pojram672/
Porachend671/
Puhran671/
Pujran671/
Parajn671/
Porzon671/
Parayn671/
Peuran671/
Pôrain671/
Pãtran671/
Poream671/
Poronc671/
Pourrahan671/
Poorom671/
Poottrong671/
Parahn670/

Pooran Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pooran in the Bengali language
পূরনpurana-
Pooran in the Hindi language
पूरनpurana88.83
पूरणpurana10.72
पूर्णpurna0.25
पुरनpurana0.09
पुूरनpuurana0.06
पूरानpurana0.03
डापूरनdapurana0.01
पूूरनpuurana0.01
पुरणpurana0.01
Pooran in the Marathi language
पुरणpurana68.42
पुरनpurana13.16
राणाrana13.16
पूरणpurana5.26

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pooran
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