Pooransingh Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Trinidad and Tobago
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Pooransingh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pooransingh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Trinidad and Tobago611:22,3602,520
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belize11:355,4743,977
Guyana11:762,22114,420

Pooransingh (40) may also be a first name.

Pooransingh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pooransingh (Hindi: पूरनसिंह, Marathi: पुरनिंसघ) is carried by more people in Trinidad and Tobago than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pooransingh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,882,912th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Pooransingh reside; 63 percent reside in Caribbean and 63 percent reside in Anglo-Caribbean. Pooransingh is also the 1,614,485th most common forename world-wide It is held by 40 people.

The last name is most common in Trinidad and Tobago, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 22,360. In Trinidad and Tobago it is mostly found in: Tunapuna-Piarco Regional Corporation, where 52 percent are found, Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo Regional Corporation, where 15 percent are found and Point Fortin Borough Corporation, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Trinidad and Tobago this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Pooransingh Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Pooransingh earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.58% more than the national average, earning $45,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.31% more than the national average, earning $54,310 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pooransingh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pooransingh in the Hindi language
पूरनसिंहpuranasinha-
Pooransingh in the Marathi language
पुरनिंसघpuraninsagha62.5
पुरनिंसहpuraninsaha25
पूरनिंसहpuraninsaha12.5

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