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 surname Purai (Hindi: पुरई, Marathi: पुराई, Oriya: ପୁରାଇ) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Purai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 910,497th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,957,349 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 36 percent of Purai reside; 32 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 32 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Purai is also the 234,177th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 1,154 people.
It is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 92 people, or 1 in 88,627. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Manus, where 25 percent reside, Madang, where 14 percent reside and Eastern Highlands, where 11 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 11 percent reside.
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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