Purekar Surname

460,168th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Purekar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7181:1,068,33644,253
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340

Purekar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Purekar (Marathi: पुरेकर) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Purekar.

How Common Is The Last Name Purekar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 460,168th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 9,928,537 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Purekar live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Purekar is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 718 people, or 1 in 1,068,336. In India it is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 91 percent are found, Karnataka, where 7 percent are found and Gujarat, where 1 percent are found. Aside from India this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Malaysia, where 0 percent are found.

Purekar Last Name Statistics demography

Purekar earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.88% less than the national average, earning $28,531 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pourekar935/
Pusrekar931/
Purekkar931/
Purekarr931/
Pureakar931/
Poureskar881/
Purakar86218/
Porekar8678/
Pirekar867/
Purikar865/
Paurakar8081/
Pourakar808/
Purakair801/
Phurakar801/
Pourikar801/
Pahurakar75369/
Purikeart752/
Pirakar7180/
Pirokar712/
Purycar711/
Pirakhar679/
Piraakar674/
Piraeqar671/
Phirikar671/
Hppirakar631/
Piracar571/
Phusrikhotr561/

Purekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purekar in the Marathi language
पुरेकरpurekara97.02
पुरेकारpurekara0.6
पूरेकरpurekara0.6

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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 Purekar
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