Purari Surname

794,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 354 people bear this surname

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

Purari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2771:29,4363,363
India731:10,507,745199,418
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
England11:55,718,059489,080

Purari (207) may also be a first name.

Purari Last Name Facts

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

The last name Purari (Bengali: পূররী, Hindi: पुरारी, Marathi: पुरारी, Oriya: ପୁରାରୀ) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Purari? popularity and diffusion

The last name Purari is the 794,916th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 20,586,288 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 78 percent of Purari live; 78 percent live in Oceania Islands and 78 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 629,010th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 207 people.

The surname Purari is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 277 people, or 1 in 29,436. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Northern, where 57 percent reside, Eastern Highlands, where 22 percent reside and Gulf, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 21 percent reside and Pakistan, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Purari Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purari in the Bengali language
পূররীpurari-
Purari in the Hindi language
पुरारीpurari91.3
पुररीpurari4.35
पूरारीpurari2.17
पुरार्इpurar'i2.17
Purari in the Oriya language
ପୁରାରୀpurari80
ପୁରରୀpurari20
Purari in the Marathi language
पुरारीpurari53.85
पुजारीpujari46.15

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Purari
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