Purani Surname

137,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Purani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,8631:267,92415,335
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
Iran791:971,93145,393
Indonesia451:2,938,871165,726
Pakistan341:5,254,23233,450
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
England71:7,959,723202,100
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

Purani (25,385) may also be a first name.

Purani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Purani (Bengali: পুরনী, Hindi: पूरणी, Marathi: पुराणी, Oriya: ପୁରନି, Russian: Пурани) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Purani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Purani is the 137,931st most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,245,085 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Purani are found; 92 percent are found in South Asia and 88 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Purani is also the 31,632nd most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 25,385 people.

The surname Purani is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 2,863 people, or 1 in 267,924. In India it is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 71 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 10 percent are found and Tamil Nadu, where 7 percent are found. Excluding India it occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Iran, where 2 percent are found.

Purani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Purani surname are 6.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.33% registered to vote for the political party.

Purani earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.62% more than the national average, earning $49,457 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Purani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purani in the Bengali language
পুরনীpurani-
Purani in the Hindi language
पूरणीpurani52.56
पुरणीpurani27.85
पुरनीpurani10.26
पूरनीpurani6.06
पुरानीpurani2.93
पूरानीpurani0.13
पुराणीpurani0.13
पूण्रीpunri0.07
Purani in the Oriya language
ପୁରନିpurani44.3
ପୁରନୀpurani13.92
ପୁରାଣୀpurani8.86
ପୁରାନୀpurani6.33
ପୁରାନିpurani6.33
ପୁରଣିpurani6.33
ପୁରାଣିpurani6.33
ପୁରଣୀpurani3.8
ପୂରନୀpurani2.53
ପୂରଣିpurani1.27
Purani in the Marathi language
पुराणीpurani44.02
पुरानीpurani42.57
पुरणीpurani2.33
पुरािनpuraina2.33
पुराणीकpuranika1.75
पुरनीpurani1.75
भुराणीbhurani1.17
पुरािणpuraina1.17
पूरनीpurani0.87
हीपुराणीhipurani0.58
पुरवpurava0.58
पंडीतpandita0.29
पूरणीpurani0.29
पूरानीpurani0.29
Purani in the Russian language
Пураниpurani-

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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
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