Purdesi Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Purdesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purdesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Purdesi Last Name Facts

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

Purdesi is most common in South Africa. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Purdesi.

How Common Is The Last Name Purdesi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Purdesi is the 4,772,636th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. Purdesi is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Purdesi reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Purdesi is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 3,386,106. In South Africa Purdesi is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 94 percent reside and Gauteng, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Pakistan, where 6 percent reside.

Purdesi Last Name Statistics demography

Purdesi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.78% less than the national average, earning R 131,220 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purdesa8611/
Purdasi861/
Purdessy8027/
Pourdasi809/
Purdessee751/
Purdasy71143/
Purdice710/
Phirdosi675/
Purdassy672/
Purdissa671/
Purdassee6369/
Phirdoshi6318/
Pourdizaj638/
Purdaseea631/
Phirddosi631/
Purdasseea591/
Pirdose574/
Pordyce571/
Phirdose5310/
Pirdhose531/
Phirdhose501/

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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 Purdesi
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