Purb Surname
Approximately 118 people bear this surname
Purb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 104 | 1:1,271,627 | 88,950 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Purb (57) may also be a first name.
Purb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purb Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Purb (Bengali: পূর্ব, Marathi: पूरब) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Purb? popularity and diffusion
The surname Purb is the 1,674,734th most frequently used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Purb reside; 88 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 88 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,308,380th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 57 people.
The last name Purb is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 1,271,627. In Indonesia Purb is most numerous in: North Sumatra, where 54 percent live, Riau, where 41 percent live and Bali, where 5 percent live. Other than Indonesia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purbs | 89 | 29 | / |
| Purbh | 89 | 7 | / |
| Phurb | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pourbz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Purw | 75 | 842 | / |
| Purv | 75 | 61 | / |
| Purp | 75 | 6 | / |
| Purf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pirb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Porb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Purps | 67 | 453 | / |
| Pourp | 67 | 18 | / |
| Purvs | 67 | 9 | / |
| Purpe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Purft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phurp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pirbh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puirp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pourpe | 60 | 35 | / |
| Pourvh | 60 | 7 | / |
| Pourvz | 60 | 2 | / |
| Pourvt | 60 | 1 | / |
| Pourvsh | 55 | 8 | / |
| Purgeev | 55 | 1 | / |
| Porf | 50 | 37 | / |
| Pirp | 50 | 29 | / |
| Porp | 50 | 19 | / |
| Porw | 50 | 1 | / |
| Pürv | 50 | 1 | / |
Purb Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Purb in the Marathi language | ||
| पूरब | puraba | - |
| Purb in the Bengali language | ||
| পূর্ব | purba | 75 |
| পুর্ব | purba | 25 |
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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 Purb
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