Purava Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Purava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | 15 | 1:124,125 | 6,042 |
| Latvia | 7 | 1:292,864 | 24,791 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Purava (342) may also be a first name.
Purava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purava Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Purava (Hindi: पुरवा, Marathi: पूव, Russian: Пурава) occurs in Kosovo more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Purava? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,323,005th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name Purava is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Purava are found; 43 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 43 percent are found in Albano-Europe. Purava is also the 472,030th most frequently held given name throughout the world, borne by 342 people.
The surname is most widely held in Kosovo, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 124,125. In Kosovo Purava is primarily found in: District of Prizren, where 100 percent live. Not including Kosovo this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Latvia, where 20 percent live and India, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Purava Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Purava in the Hindi language | ||
| पुरवा | purava | 71.43 |
| पूरवा | purava | 25 |
| पुरावा | purava | 3.57 |
| Purava in the Marathi language | ||
| पूव | puva | 51.61 |
| पुव | puva | 35.48 |
| पुरव | purava | 6.45 |
| पूवर् | puvar | 3.23 |
| पुरवा | purava | 3.23 |
| Purava in the Russian language | ||
| Пурава | purava | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Purava
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