Purahit Surname
702,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 419 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India
Purahit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 419 | 1:1,830,705 | 64,696 |
Purahit (46) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puraahit | 93 | 7 | / |
| Puerahit | 93 | 6 | / |
| Pourahit | 93 | 3 | / |
| Pureahit | 93 | 3 | / |
| Puirahit | 93 | 1 | / |
| Purrahit | 93 | 1 | / |
| Purahith | 93 | 1 | / |
| Purohit | 86 | 76,241 | / |
| Purehit | 86 | 87 | / |
| Pirahit | 86 | 1 | / |
| Purohith | 80 | 589 | / |
| Puroohit | 80 | 9 | / |
| Puurohit | 80 | 7 | / |
| Puroehit | 80 | 7 | / |
| Puirohit | 80 | 5 | / |
| Bpurohit | 80 | 4 | / |
| Pourohit | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ppurohit | 80 | 3 | / |
| Purohitt | 80 | 3 | / |
| Purhohit | 80 | 2 | / |
| Purohite | 80 | 2 | / |
| Paurohit | 80 | 1 | / |
| Purohitz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Purohoit | 80 | 1 | / |
| Purrohit | 80 | 1 | / |
| Putrohit | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phurohit | 80 | 1 | / |
| Purahayet | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pirohit | 71 | 13 | / |
| Purohet | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pirahid | 71 | 1 | / |
| Purohid | 71 | 1 | / |
| Piraijit | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pirohith | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puroheth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Porhohit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poorohith | 63 | 5 | / |
| Pourzahed | 63 | 4 | / |
| Pourhouid | 63 | 3 | / |
| Pourhaheed | 59 | 1 | / |
Purahit Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Purahit in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁରହିତ | purahita | 91.37 |
| ପୁେରାହିତ | puerahita | 4.32 |
| ପୁରହୀତ | purahita | 2.16 |
| ପୁରହି | purahi | 0.72 |
| ପୁରାହିତ | purahita | 0.72 |
| Purahit in the Hindi language | ||
| पुराहित | purahita | 89.36 |
| पुरोहित | purohita | 8.51 |
| पूरहीत | purahita | 2.13 |
| Purahit in the Marathi language | ||
| पुराहीत | purahita | 32.65 |
| पुरेािहत | pureaihata | 28.57 |
| पुरहीत | purahita | 12.24 |
| पुरेाहीत | pureahita | 10.2 |
| पुरिहत | purihata | 8.16 |
| पूराहीत | purahita | 4.08 |
| पुरोहीत | purohita | 4.08 |
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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 Purahit
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