Pureka Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Pureka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pureka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India351:21,916,154310,282
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827

Pureka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pureka occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Pureka.

How Common Is The Last Name Pureka? popularity and diffusion

Pureka is the 2,580,327th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Pureka live; 63 percent live in South Asia and 63 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Pureka is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 21,916,154. In India Pureka is primarily concentrated in: West Bengal, where 94 percent live. Excluding India this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purecka926/
Pureska924/
Purekha921/
Pureyska863/
Pourekka861/
Poreka8345/
Pureca8331/
Pureke8322/
Purika8321/
Puraka8316/
Pureko8311/
Pireka832/
Puroka831/
Pouregkas8048/
Purykha7788/
Paurika7715/
Poreeka7714/
Purakai7710/
Porecka7710/
Purakay779/
Pirecka777/
Pureski777/
Pourika777/
Purikha776/
Purikat772/
Porekha772/
Hpurika771/
Purecki771/
Purekho771/
Purreca771/
Peuraka771/
Pueraka771/
Purakau771/
Paureky771/
Pourikas71161/
Purichea7171/
Purzecki7159/
Purzycka7126/
Putrikah718/
Purickas716/
Puraikat715/
Putrikha714/
Porzecka713/
Pureyski712/
Pureeked711/
Purikait711/
Porzekaj711/
Porrecka711/
Purice675,194/
Pureco673,375/
Porika672,202/
Piraka67880/
Purica67448/
Pirika67421/
Purece67416/
Puraca67370/
Poreca6725/
Poreke6718/
Puriki6716/
Puroko6713/
Purako675/
Purike674/
Pourekkos671/
Puroca671/
Poreko671/

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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 Pureka
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