Purasan Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Purasan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purasan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India241:31,961,058386,265
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Purasan (14) may also be a first name.

Purasan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Purasan (Hindi: पुरशान, Marathi: पुरसान) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Purasan.

How Common Is The Last Name Purasan? popularity and diffusion

Purasan is the 3,957,383rd most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Purasan are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 14 people.

This last name is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 31,961,058. In India Purasan is mostly concentrated in: Karnataka, where 96 percent reside and Himachal Pradesh, where 4 percent reside. Excluding India it exists in one country. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Purasan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purasan in the Hindi language
पुरशानpurasana-
Purasan in the Marathi language
पुरसानpurasana75
पुरसनpurasana25

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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 Purasan
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