Purav Surname

285,793rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
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Purav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,2661:605,89729,160
Romania541:371,81231,284
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Purav (1,084) may also be a first name.

Purav Last Name Facts

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

The surname Purav (Hindi: पूरव, Marathi: पुरव, Oriya: ପୂରବାଇଁ, Russian: Пурав) has its highest incidence in India. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Purav? popularity and diffusion

The surname Purav is the 285,793rd most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 5,418,250 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Purav live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 242,513th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 1,084 people.

This last name is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 1,266 people, or 1 in 605,897. In India Purav is most common in: Maharashtra, where 95 percent live, Gujarat, where 3 percent live and Karnataka, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account India this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paurav9129/
Puravs9113/
Puraev9111/
Putrav912/
Puravt911/
Pourzav837/
Purev808,443/
Purab8091/
Purov8090/
Purap8041/
Pirav8016/
Puraw809/
Puraf801/
Puravova771/
Putrov73248/
Putrap73232/
Piraev73206/
Purova73202/
Putrab73115/
Puerov7382/
Pourab7349/
Phurap7326/
Purabh7317/
Putraw7311/
Purgov739/
Purape738/
Paurov735/
Pureev734/
Poorav731/
Phurab731/
Pierav731/
Purapp731/
Phutrap67323/
Pourrab67149/
Pourasf6752/
Pourabd6725/
Pourova6714/
Pourashvsh6712/
Peurape6710/
Paurova6710/
Pourzab679/
Putrasp677/
Putradp677/
Putraps675/
Purgova672/

Purav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purav in the Oriya language
ପୂରବାଇଁpuraba'im-
Purav in the Marathi language
पुरवpurava95.62
पूरवpurava2.05
पुरबpuraba0.59
पुरावpurava0.22
पुरणेpurane0.11
पुरणpurana0.05
पुवpuva0.05
Purav in the Hindi language
पूरवpurava51.72
पुरवpurava34.48
पुरावpurava13.79
Purav in the Russian language
Пуравpurav-

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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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  • 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 Purav
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