Purai Surname
Approximately 292 people bear this surname
Purai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 92 | 1:88,627 | 11,768 |
| Jamaica | 38 | 1:75,525 | 3,602 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| India | 28 | 1:27,395,192 | 354,286 |
| Guyana | 27 | 1:28,230 | 3,128 |
| Indonesia | 27 | 1:4,898,118 | 234,077 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Purai (1,154) may also be a first name.
Purai Demographics
Average Purai Salary in
United States
$37,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Purai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Purai (Hindi: पुरई, Marathi: पुराई, Oriya: ପୁରାଇ) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Purai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 910,497th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 24,957,349 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 36 percent of Purai live; 32 percent live in Oceania Islands and 32 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Purai is also the 234,177th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 1,154 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 88,627. In Papua New Guinea Purai is primarily concentrated in: Manus, where 25 percent are found, Madang, where 14 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 11 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Jamaica, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.
Purai Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Purai earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 37.58% less than the national average, earning R 148,332 per year; in United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.32% more than the national average, earning $67,728 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Purai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Purai in the Hindi language | ||
| पुरई | pura'i | 94.21 |
| पूरई | pura'i | 2.8 |
| पुरइ | pura'i | 1.68 |
| पुराई | pura'i | 0.75 |
| पूराी | purai | 0.19 |
| पुराी | purai | 0.19 |
| पुराइ | pura'i | 0.19 |
| Purai in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁରାଇ | pura'i | 75 |
| ପୁରାଈ | pura'i | 25 |
| Purai in the Marathi language | ||
| पुराई | pura'i | 60 |
| पुरई | pura'i | 26.67 |
| मुरई | mura'i | 3.33 |
| आरपुरई | arapura'i | 3.33 |
| पूरई | pura'i | 3.33 |
| पुराइ | pura'i | 3.33 |
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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
- 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 Purai
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