Purewal Surname

115,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,985 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Purewal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purewal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7881:31,1624,168
Canada8571:42,9945,332
United States7741:468,29339,860
India3421:2,242,88174,195
Scotland851:62,9865,075
Australia291:930,88655,860
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
Wales211:147,35910,403
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Purewal (12) may also be a first name.

Purewal Last Name Facts

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

Purewal (Hindi: पुरेवाल, Marathi: पुरेवाल) is found most frequently in England. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purewal? popularity and diffusion

Purewal is the 115,799th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,828,744 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 49 percent of Purewal reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in British Isles. Purewal is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 12 people.

Purewal is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 1,788 people, or 1 in 31,162. In England it is primarily found in: West Midlands, where 32 percent reside, Greater London, where 28 percent reside and Berkshire, where 7 percent reside. Excluding England this last name occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 19 percent reside.

Purewal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Purewal last name are 9.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.83% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Purewal earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 30.27% more than the national average, earning $56,211 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.29% more than the national average, earning $55,294 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purewall93136/
Pureval8671/
Purawal8625/
Puriwal867/
Porewal863/
Pourawal808/
Paureval805/
Purevale805/
Phurawal801/
Pouriwal801/
Puraval7195/
Purival7116/
Poreval7113/
Piriwal712/
Pirawal712/
Pauraval6716/
Pooreval674/
Pierreval6321/
Piraval5748/
Porival579/
Pirival573/
Phiraval531/

Purewal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purewal in the Hindi language
पुरेवालpurevala-
Purewal in the Marathi language
पुरेवालpurevala-

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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 Purewal
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