Purhit Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Purhit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Purhit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purhit Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Purhit (Marathi: पुरो़िहत) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Purhit click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Purhit? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most common surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Purhit live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
This surname is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 95,883,173. In India Purhit is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 25 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 13 percent live and Delhi, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account India this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Purhit Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Purhit in the Marathi language | ||
| पुरो़िहत | puroihata | - |
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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 Purhit
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