Poorva Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Belgium

Poorva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poorva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India131:59,005,029552,550
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Poorva (2,060) may also be a first name.

Poorva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poorva (Hindi: पूर्वा) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poorva? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 87 percent of Poorva are found; 87 percent are found in South Asia and 87 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Poorva is also the 166,134th most frequently used forename worldwide, borne by 2,060 people.

Poorva is most numerous in India, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 59,005,029. In India it is most frequent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 46 percent live, Telangana, where 23 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 8 percent live. Excluding India this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 7 percent live and Tanzania, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Porva91427/
Poorvaja861/
Poorvais861/
Poorve83102/
Poorvi8327/
Porvas8326/
Porvay8314/
Porvaz838/
Porvai838/
Porvad831/
Pourva831/
Pourvaz7740/
Pourvay7720/
Pourvad7717/
Pourvat777/
Pourvaj773/
Poorvey771/
Poorbai771/
Porvaiz771/
Parva73720/
Purva73173/
Porua7387/
Porwa7329/
Porba7317/
Porvi736/
Porve733/
Pârva732/
Pourvash718/
Pourvaiz711/
Pourvaia711/
Poorvish711/
Parvaz675,273/
Parvat672,372/
Parvaj672,074/
Parvas671,865/
Porrua67692/
Purvat67308/
Pourvj67230/
Poerwa67166/
Pourua6759/
Purvai6738/
Pourba6719/
Pourvi6717/
Parvah6716/
Porway6714/
Porbay6714/
Purvay6714/
Párvai6712/
Parvad6712/
Porvis6711/
Pornpa6711/
Parvai6710/
Paarva679/
Porvoo678/
Parvau674/
Porviz673/
Porver673/
Porwad673/
Poruha672/
Porbat672/
Porvet672/
Purvaz672/
Parvay672/
Puirva672/
Parvea672/
Porwas671/
Purvea671/
Porbad671/
Porvey671/
Poorbe671/
Poorwe671/
Parvaa671/
Parvha671/
Purvas671/
Phorba671/
Porvez671/
Porvie671/
Porváz671/
Poorbi671/
Porvyt671/
Pourve670/
Porves670/

Poorva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poorva in the Hindi language
पूर्वाpurva96.17
पूरवाpurava3.45
पुर्वाpurva0.38

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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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  • 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 Poorva
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