Where Does The Last Name Purasi Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Purasi (Hindi: पूरासी, Oriya: ପୁରସୀ) is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purasi? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 1,129,067^th most widely held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 34,053,953 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Purasi reside; 65 percent reside in Southern Africa and 65 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Purasi is also the 1,396,783^rd most commonly used forename in the world, held by 51 people.

The surname Purasi is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 140 people, or 1 in 110,273. In Zimbabwe Purasi is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 71 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 26 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 1 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 31 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.