Puraka Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Puraka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Puraka in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁରକା | puraka | - |
| Puraka in the Marathi language | ||
| पुरका | puraka | - |
| Puraka in the Hindi language | ||
| पुरका | puraka | 94.44 |
| पूरका | puraka | 5.56 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Puraka
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