Purazi Surname
Approximately 1,233 people bear this surname
Purazi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1,231 | 1:12,541 | 1,672 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Purazi (240) may also be a first name.
Purazi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purazi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Purazi is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Purazi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 306,572nd most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 5,910,418 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Purazi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Purazi is also the 577,234th most commonly held forename globally, borne by 240 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 1,231 people, or 1 in 12,541. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 18 percent live, Harare Province, where 17 percent live and Midlands Province, where 17 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent live.
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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 Purazi
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