Purh Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Moldova

Purh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Purh (106) may also be a first name.

Purh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Purh is found most frequently in Pakistan. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Purh is the 6,063,924th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Purh reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Purh is also the 915,176th most widespread forename at a global level, borne by 106 people.

The surname is most common in Pakistan, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,728,777. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Sindh, where 80 percent are found and Punjab, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Pakistan this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purhe89152/
Pourh899/
Putrh891/
Paurh891/
Pur8626,288/
Pour75373,958/
Pure753,757/
Paur751,525/
Puhr751,373/
Putr751,236/
Porh751,091/
Phur75694/
Purr75621/
Purt75341/
Peur75120/
Puur75102/
Purz7570/
Puir7520/
Bpur7514/
Purd7510/
Purp756/
Pujr751/
Pusr751/
Vpur751/
Purre672,173/
Phorh672,111/
Poure67938/
Pourr67565/
Pfurr67164/
Pourd67140/
Paure6786/
Pahur6776/
Pourz6747/
Phour6743/
Phure6734/
Paurd6729/
Peure6727/
Pfure6721/
Pfaur6719/
Pourp6718/
Pujhr6717/
Hpour678/
Puhre677/
Pourt676/
Purtt674/
Phaur674/
Puthr673/
Pfour673/
Poorh672/
Paurt672/
Puirp671/
Paurr671/
Pheur671/
Puttr671/
Puire671/
Hphur671/
Vpaur671/
Pauur671/
Pfurd671/
Phurp671/
Pohur671/
Puure671/
Bpour671/
Paurz671/
Puyre670/
Phurr670/

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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 Purh
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