Purdhan Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Purdhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purdhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius321:40,4197,602
England21:27,859,030389,889
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Purdhan Last Name Facts

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

Purdhan is carried by more people in Mauritius than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Purdhan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purdhan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,274,477th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Purdhan reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in Southern African Indian Ocean.

This last name is most common in Mauritius, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 40,419. In Mauritius Purdhan is most numerous in: Plaines Wilhems District, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Mauritius this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 6 percent reside and Argentina, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purdan9210/
Purdham86788/
Pordhan8697/
Pourdan8611/
Purdain867/
Purdand861/
Pirdhan861/
Pourdham80131/
Pourdang8015/
Porddhan801/
Purdon774,013/
Pordan77507/
Purdam77160/
Pirdan7743/
Purdanova757/
Pourdam7115/
Pierdan717/
Pirdain713/
Pourdon713/
Purdomn711/
Purdhom711/
Puerdon710/
Purdone710/
Puyrredon6343/
Puyrredón631/
Puirredon631/
Purdom622,124/
Pordán62437/
Pordon62428/
Pirdon623/
Pordón621/
Pierdon57354/
Purtdom570/
Peurdoum531/

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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 Purdhan
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