Purama Surname

538,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 598 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Argentina

Purama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5351:1,433,76754,685
Argentina381:1,124,82767,975
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Purama (112) may also be a first name.

Purama Last Name Facts

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

Purama (Bengali: পুরমা, Hindi: पूरमा, Marathi: पुराम, Oriya: ପୁରମା) is most common in India. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purama? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 538,129th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 12,186,532 people. The last name Purama is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Purama live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Purama is also the 885,979th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 112 people.

The last name is most common in India, where it is held by 535 people, or 1 in 1,433,767. In India it is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 84 percent are found, Telangana, where 13 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 1 percent are found. Aside from India it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 6 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Purama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purama in the Oriya language
ପୁରମାpurama-
Purama in the Bengali language
পুরমাpurama66.67
পূরমাpurama33.33
Purama in the Marathi language
पुरामpurama50
पूरमाpurama50
Purama in the Hindi language
पूरमाpurama42.86
पुरमाpurama35.71
पुरामाpurama21.43

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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 Purama
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