Purav Surname
Approximately 1,345 people bear this surname
Purav Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,266 | 1:605,897 | 29,160 |
| Romania | 54 | 1:371,812 | 31,284 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
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 last name Purav (Hindi: पूरव, Marathi: पुरव, Oriya: ପୂରବାଇଁ, Russian: Пурав) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see 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 commonly held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 5,418,250 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Purav reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Purav is also the 242,513th most widely held first name globally, held by 1,084 people.
This surname is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 1,266 people, or 1 in 605,897. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 95 percent live, Gujarat, where 3 percent live and Karnataka, where 0 percent live. Beside India this surname 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paurav | 91 | 29 | / |
| Puravs | 91 | 13 | / |
| Puraev | 91 | 11 | / |
| Putrav | 91 | 2 | / |
| Puravt | 91 | 1 | / |
| Pourzav | 83 | 7 | / |
| Purev | 80 | 8,443 | / |
| Purab | 80 | 91 | / |
| Purov | 80 | 90 | / |
| Purap | 80 | 41 | / |
| Pirav | 80 | 16 | / |
| Puraw | 80 | 9 | / |
| Puraf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Puravova | 77 | 1 | / |
| Putrov | 73 | 248 | / |
| Putrap | 73 | 232 | / |
| Piraev | 73 | 206 | / |
| Purova | 73 | 202 | / |
| Putrab | 73 | 115 | / |
| Puerov | 73 | 82 | / |
| Pourab | 73 | 49 | / |
| Phurap | 73 | 26 | / |
| Purabh | 73 | 17 | / |
| Putraw | 73 | 11 | / |
| Purgov | 73 | 9 | / |
| Purape | 73 | 8 | / |
| Paurov | 73 | 5 | / |
| Pureev | 73 | 4 | / |
| Poorav | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phurab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pierav | 73 | 1 | / |
| Purapp | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phutrap | 67 | 323 | / |
| Pourrab | 67 | 149 | / |
| Pourasf | 67 | 52 | / |
| Pourabd | 67 | 25 | / |
| Pourova | 67 | 14 | / |
| Pourashvsh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Peurape | 67 | 10 | / |
| Paurova | 67 | 10 | / |
| Pourzab | 67 | 9 | / |
| Putrasp | 67 | 7 | / |
| Putradp | 67 | 7 | / |
| Putraps | 67 | 5 | / |
| Purgova | 67 | 2 | / |
Purav Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Purav in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୂରବାଇଁ | puraba'im | - |
| Purav in the Marathi language | ||
| पुरव | purava | 95.62 |
| पूरव | purava | 2.05 |
| पुरब | puraba | 0.59 |
| पुराव | purava | 0.22 |
| पुरणे | purane | 0.11 |
| पुरण | purana | 0.05 |
| पुव | puva | 0.05 |
| Purav in the Hindi language | ||
| पूरव | purava | 51.72 |
| पुरव | purava | 34.48 |
| पुराव | purava | 13.79 |
| Purav in the Russian language | ||
| Пурав | purav | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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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