Purai Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Guyana

Purai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea921:88,62711,768
Jamaica381:75,5253,602
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
India281:27,395,192354,286
Guyana271:28,2303,128
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Purai (1,154) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puraji91907/
Purait91103/
Purgai9163/
Puraia9118/
Purayi9115/
Puurai9111/
Pfurai917/
Paurai916/
Puraai916/
Pourai914/
Purrai912/
Putrai911/
Pujrai911/
Purais910/
Puri89168,908/
Pura8944,707/
Phourai8363/
Pourzai8344/
Puraiah8329/
Puuraid8321/
Pfuurai8315/
Purajid8310/
Puuraji838/
Paurayi838/
Purhaji832/
Puraitė831/
Purhait831/
Purrait831/
Phuurai831/
Puttrai831/
Putra80421,467/
Putri80237,742/
Pouri803,658/
Paura803,360/
Purra802,364/
Purad802,022/
Puris801,987/
Puras801,745/
Peura801,624/
Phura801,035/
Purri80978/
Puray80764/
Purio80628/
Pauri80565/
Puryi80540/
Pirai80457/
Purat80396/
Purga80350/
Purea80348/
Poura80242/
Puura80234/
Pfura80202/
Porai80200/
Pusri80194/
Puuri80190/
Puera80125/
Purie80114/
Purza80111/
Purau80108/
Purit8085/
Purač8083/
Purah8079/
Purei8078/
Puyra8063/
Phuri8062/
Purać8056/
Pusra8055/
Purhi8053/
Puiri8045/
Puriz8042/
Purap8041/
Purih8041/
Puriy8040/
Peuri8040/
Purui8037/
Puraj8035/
Purgi8027/
Purae8026/
Puira8026/
Puraš8022/
Purij8017/
Puroi8015/
Pujri8013/
Purha8013/
Puraa8011/
Puriš8011/
Pujra809/
Pueri806/
Ppuri805/
Ppura805/
Purid804/
Purii803/
Puriş803/
Puraz802/
Puhra801/
Pourhaji771,389/
Putrajis7713/
Puraihat7713/
Pfuurayi7710/
Pourraji778/
Pauraitė778/
Pourraid777/
Purhajid775/
Pourzaii772/
Phurahai771/
Phutri735,473/
Puriya731,085/
Putris73535/
Phurat73464/
Poraji73443/
Purich73442/
Purgaj73328/
Pourat73284/
Pouris73264/
Phurit73252/
Putrap73232/
Puraye73219/
Phusri73179/
Putras73153/
Puritt73140/
Puthra73132/
Puraya73116/
Putrid73112/
Pourra73106/
Phutra7399/
Pahura7388/
Purrio7387/
Pauris7386/
Pourha7386/
Puraja7384/
Putrih7379/
Poorai7378/
Pputri7377/
Purash7375/
Purgay7375/
Puiras7371/
Pourie7367/
Pourri7363/
Pirayi7358/
Pauriy7358/
Puyraz7351/
Pouray7349/
Pourad7347/
Puruji7346/
Purray7344/
Pputra7343/
Puttra7341/
Pourau7340/
Phgura7337/
Paurat7336/
Putraa7336/
Putrat7335/
Pourei7335/
Putrad7334/
Pfirai7333/
Puriji7332/
Pauras7330/
Poutra7329/
Pouras7328/
Pautri7326/
Phurap7326/
Purrza7325/
Pourid7325/
Puthri7324/
Phorai7324/
Purish7323/
Putrea7322/
Purras7322/
Puroja7320/
Putray7318/
Puroit7318/
Pahuri7318/
Puirih7317/
Puroji7317/
Pautra7317/
Phuroi7317/
Purhad7316/
Puirit7315/
Purijo7314/
Puiray7312/
Puuras7312/
Bputri7311/
Hputri7310/
Puraju7310/
Puriyo7310/
Paurea7310/
Puruis739/
Purhit739/
Pouraz739/
Puerie738/
Purris737/
Pureah737/
Phirai737/
Pujhri737/
Pureya736/
Putrip736/
Pourza736/
Pauray735/
Poraia735/
Putrit735/
Purija734/
Piraiy734/
Paurra734/
Pourga734/
Purois733/
Phurad733/
Pureja733/
Purhat733/
Putriy733/
Peurie733/
Pouraj733/
Poutri733/
Putrau733/
Phuriy732/
Purahe732/
Puraus732/
Puroya732/
Purast732/
Puradt732/
Putrei732/
Putroi732/
Phusra732/
Purrie731/
Pauraj731/
Paurit731/
Puraha731/
Purajo731/
Purapp731/
Purasd731/
Purawe731/
Purazt731/
Pureie731/
Pureis731/
Purgae731/
Purrat731/
Purraz731/
Purrit731/
Purzah731/
Puerra731/
Puirau731/
Pujraj731/
Ppuuri731/
Piraij731/
Phurri731/
Phurah731/
Paurah731/
Piraai731/
Puehra731/
Puraas731/
Pureih731/
Puri's731/
Purist731/
Putraś731/
Ppouri731/
Pourhi731/
Pourit731/
Pouriz731/
Pouryi731/
Piraie731/
Pierai731/
Phurhi731/
Pirhai731/
Phuris731/
Porhai731/
Purayo731/
Pureia731/
Pureit731/
Puruya731/
Puroiy731/
Purrah731/
Pourea730/
Phuras730/
Phuray730/
Puryia730/
Puroie730/
Pourhajie711/
Piri6750,035/
Pora6718,538/
Pira6715,935/
Pori674,467/
Pure673,757/
Phuraya671,947/
Pauriya671,812/
Pouriya671,700/
Pautrat671,232/
Pourzah67889/
Phutrit67729/
Pourrat67695/
Pury67473/
Phutrap67323/
Purachh67310/
Putrich67258/
Pouraat67237/
Pourgah67188/
Pourhah67185/
Pourhaj67174/
Póra67170/
Puyraud67147/
Purisch67122/
Peurois67109/
Putrash6796/
Phiraai6789/
Peurach6782/
Putrast6779/
Pourraz6777/
Phutrat6775/
Phuriya6771/
Putrist6757/
Pourish6754/
Purhooa6747/
Puhiera6740/
Pourieh6739/
Putraas6738/
Pureihi6737/
Pourasd6737/
Pouraud6733/
Piraiah6732/
Pautras6732/
Purrath6731/
Pourray6727/
Peuraud6723/
Pūraitė6722/
Purijah6721/
Pauraya6720/
Puriyah6719/
Pourahd6719/
Paurich6716/
Putttra6715/
Putratz6714/
Pourhei6714/
Putrisp6713/
Putrass6713/
Pourhii6712/
Pourras6711/
Purhoit6711/
Pourzhi679/
Pauraux679/
Paurash677/
Pouthra677/
Putradp677/
Putrasp677/
Purajee677/
Putriss677/
Paurath676/
Peuraus676/
Pureeya676/
Pouraju675/
Purayat675/
Putrajz675/
Puroyit674/
Poutray674/
Putriya674/
Pourrad674/
Phuirat674/
Piraayi673/
Pauraju673/
Pouroji673/
Pourrit673/
Phurich673/
Pouraya673/
Pouriea672/
Poutras672/
Purayad672/
Purhiya672/
Purí672/
Phuriss672/
Paureya671/
Pooraji671/
Porahia671/
Pauriea671/
Pauthri671/
Pautraj671/
Pautray671/
Purajad671/
Pureitt671/
Puriyat671/
Purohiy671/
Puroith671/
Purrish671/
Puruitt671/
Puthraj671/
Puthrra671/
Puhrich671/
Pourris671/
Bhputri671/
Purritt671/
Purê671/
Paurija671/
Peurrat671/
Phuraha671/
Phutroi671/
Pirajiy671/
Purayeh671/
Pureyas671/
Purijoh671/
Putrasz671/
Puré671/
Porhaie671/
Pourhis671/
Pourrie671/
Pourriz671/
Pourroi671/
Pourash671/
Pourath671/
Poureit671/
Pourzie671/
Pourzra671/
Ppurath671/
Phuisri671/
Phurays671/
Phuthri671/
Puttrad671/
Puttrit671/
Phaurat671/
Purj671/
Paureaz670/
Puryias670/
Paurass670/
Phurray670/
Puitras670/
Purratt670/
Pautrad670/

Purai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purai in the Hindi language
पुरईpura'i94.21
पूरईpura'i2.8
पुरइpura'i1.68
पुराईpura'i0.75
पूराीpurai0.19
पुराीpurai0.19
पुराइpura'i0.19
Purai in the Oriya language
ପୁରାଇpura'i75
ପୁରାଈpura'i25
Purai in the Marathi language
पुराईpura'i60
पुरईpura'i26.67
मुरईmura'i3.33
आरपुरईarapura'i3.33
पूरईpura'i3.33
पुराइpura'i3.33

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