Purbey Surname

310,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Purbey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purbey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,1581:662,40531,175
England121:4,643,172139,951
Nepal91:3,164,55110,069
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Wales91:343,83718,086
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Purbey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Purbey (Hindi: पूर्बे, Marathi: पुरबे, Russian: Пурбей) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Purbey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 310,170th most frequently held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 5,997,980 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Purbey live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The last name is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 1,158 people, or 1 in 662,405. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Bihar, where 53 percent reside, West Bengal, where 16 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 9 percent reside. Not including India it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and Nepal, where 1 percent reside.

Purbey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Purbey has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Purbey last name rose 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Purbey Last Name Statistics demography

Purbey earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 62.52% more than the national average, earning $70,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purbeya921/
Purbeyh921/
Purbe911,593/
Purby914/
Purbeeya861/
Purvey831,216/
Purbhe83269/
Purbay83131/
Pourby8337/
Pourbe8320/
Purwey8313/
Purbei8310/
Purbet835/
Purbyi833/
Purbie832/
Purbes832/
Purber831/
Purbhy831/
Putrbe831/
Peurbe831/
Purboy831/
Phurby830/
Purbaya773,088/
Purbiya771,802/
Purboyo77897/
Purbayu77111/
Purbett7710/
Pourbyi7710/
Pourbei777/
Paurvey771/
Purbhay771/
Pourboy771/
Phurber771/
Pourbes771/
Porbeye771/
Purbets770/
Purbech770/
Purba73188,161/
Purwe739,003/
Purve734,424/
Purbi7336/
Purvy7331/
Pirbe7315/
Purue7312/
Porbe7310/
Purwy731/
Purbhiya718/
Purbhaye712/
Purbajee711/
Purbiyap711/
Purves676,056/
Purver67269/
Purvee67268/
Pirbay67170/
Phurba67153/
Purbhi67105/
Hpurba6759/
Bpurba6745/
Purbis6737/
Purbuj6733/
Purvez6731/
Purbat6729/
Ppurba6724/
Purviy6723/
Purway6721/
Pourba6719/
Purbajaya6717/
Porbay6714/
Purbai6714/
Purvay6714/
Purbah6713/
Pourbayat6711/
Phurwe678/
Puurwe677/
Purbas677/
Purbad677/
Pourbi676/
Purwae675/
Porboy675/
Puruhe674/
Pirboy674/
Purrba674/
Puurba674/
Purbha674/
Purvys674/
Purwee673/
Purwue673/
Paurba673/
Phorbe672/
Purvea671/
Puirba671/
Porvey671/
Poorbe671/
Puroue671/
Purrve671/
Purved671/
Purbhé671/
Purvet671/
Purvie671/
Purzue670/
Phorby670/
Purues670/
Pourve670/

Purbey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purbey in the Hindi language
पूर्बेpurbe60
पूर्वेpurve20
पुर्बेpurbe20
Purbey in the Marathi language
पुरबेpurabe41.67
पुबpuba37.5
पुबयpubaya16.67
परबेparabe4.17
Purbey in the Russian language
Пурбейpurbej-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Purbey
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