Pura Surname
Approximately 44,707 people bear this surname
Pura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 31,363 | 1:24,458 | 1,847 |
| Philippines | 6,767 | 1:14,961 | 1,649 |
| Indonesia | 1,798 | 1:73,554 | 7,892 |
| Poland | 518 | 1:73,376 | 11,474 |
| United States | 457 | 1:793,127 | 61,249 |
| Mexico | 446 | 1:278,310 | 6,506 |
| Dominican Republic | 424 | 1:24,606 | 1,552 |
| Papua New Guinea | 375 | 1:21,743 | 2,336 |
| Romania | 293 | 1:68,525 | 8,209 |
| Albania | 228 | 1:12,781 | 2,348 |
| Pakistan | 199 | 1:897,708 | 12,217 |
| Canada | 187 | 1:197,035 | 19,314 |
| Thailand | 173 | 1:408,314 | 71,701 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Finland | 142 | 1:38,709 | 4,929 |
| Argentina | 142 | 1:301,010 | 24,024 |
| Qatar | 137 | 1:17,212 | 1,876 |
| United Arab Emirates | 85 | 1:107,791 | 9,280 |
| Israel | 84 | 1:101,877 | 11,676 |
| Belarus | 73 | 1:130,151 | 18,657 |
| Ukraine | 71 | 1:641,165 | 68,951 |
| Spain | 59 | 1:792,407 | 32,853 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Malaysia | 55 | 1:536,259 | 26,457 |
| Switzerland | 55 | 1:149,326 | 14,246 |
| Turkey | 47 | 1:1,655,775 | 62,151 |
| Russia | 36 | 1:4,003,418 | 194,829 |
| Latvia | 35 | 1:58,573 | 8,789 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Kosovo | 19 | 1:97,993 | 5,402 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Solomon Islands | 17 | 1:34,119 | 6,789 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Greece | 11 | 1:1,007,254 | 84,692 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 10 | 1:136,398 | 7,940 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Pura (31,765) may also be a first name.
Pura Demographics
Pura Political Affiliation
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Pura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pura Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pura (Bengali: পুরা, Hindi: पूरा, Marathi: पुरा, Oriya: ପୁର, Russian: Пура) is found most in India. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pura? popularity and diffusion
Pura is the 12,548th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 163,007 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Pura live; 71 percent live in South Asia and 70 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Pura is also the 26,691st most prevalent given name globally, held by 31,765 people.
The surname Pura is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 31,363 people, or 1 in 24,458. In India it is most numerous in: Jharkhand, where 91 percent live, Arunachal Pradesh, where 3 percent live and Gujarat, where 2 percent live. Besides India this last name exists in 64 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 15 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.
Pura Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Pura has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pura surname expanded 3,047 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pura Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Belarus.
In The United States those bearing the Pura surname are 6.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.5% being registered with the political party.
The amount Pura earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 44.52% less than the national average, earning R 131,844 per year; in United States they earn 3.7% more than the national average, earning $44,746 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.07% more than the national average, earning $58,164 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pura Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pura in the Bengali language | ||
| পুরা | pura | - |
| Pura in the Marathi language | ||
| पुरा | pura | 88.8 |
| पूरा | pura | 11.2 |
| Pura in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁର | pura | 66.67 |
| ପୁରା | pura | 33.33 |
| Pura in the Hindi language | ||
| पूरा | pura | 56.85 |
| पुरा | pura | 40.41 |
| पूरां | puram | 1.72 |
| पुरां | puram | 0.47 |
| पूरो | puro | 0.02 |
| पूजा | puja | 0.02 |
| पूरॉ | puro | 0.02 |
| पुड़ा | pura | 0.02 |
| रूपा | rupa | 0.02 |
| पूुरा | puura | 0.02 |
| Pura in the Russian language | ||
| Пура | pura | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pura
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