Puraka Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Iceland

Puraka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puraka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India131:59,005,029552,550
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Puraka (53) may also be a first name.

Puraka Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Puraka Come From? nationality or country of origin

Puraka (Hindi: पुरका, Marathi: पुरका, Oriya: ପୁରକା) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Puraka.

How Common Is The Last Name Puraka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Puraka is the 4,908,606th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Puraka are found; 81 percent are found in South Asia and 81 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,366,219th most widely held given name globally, held by 53 people.

This last name is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 59,005,029. In India it is primarily found in: Telangana, where 92 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 8 percent live. Beside India this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent live and Iceland, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Puraka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puraka in the Oriya language
ପୁରକାpuraka-
Puraka in the Marathi language
पुरकाpuraka-
Puraka in the Hindi language
पुरकाpuraka94.44
पूरकाpuraka5.56

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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 Puraka
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