Purhan Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Purhan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 95 | 1:819,173 | 39,788 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
Purhan (37) may also be a first name.
Purhan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purhan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Purhan (Marathi: पुरहान) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Purhan.
How Common Is The Last Name Purhan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,849,867th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. Purhan occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Purhan are found; 59 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 59 percent are found in East Thrace and Karpass. Purhan is also the 1,688,769th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 37 people.
The surname Purhan is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 819,173. In Turkey Purhan is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 63 percent live, Ardahan Province, where 36 percent live and Trabzon Province, where 1 percent live. Other than Turkey this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 3 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Purhan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Purhan in the Marathi language | ||
| पुरहान | purahana | - |
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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 Purhan
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