Purjan Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Purjan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 32 | 1:1,004,787 | 9,548 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
Purjan (103) may also be a first name.
Purjan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purjan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Purjan (Hindi: पुरजन, Marathi: पुजर्न, Oriya: ପୁଜନ) is found in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Purjan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,944,094th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Purjan reside; 82 percent reside in South Asia and 75 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 930,172nd most widespread given name world-wide It is held by 103 people.
Purjan is most numerous in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 1,004,787. In Afghanistan Purjan is most prevalent in: Badghis, where 66 percent live, Kandahar, where 16 percent live and Helmand, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Afghanistan this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 11 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Purjan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Purjan in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁଜନ | pujana | - |
| Purjan in the Marathi language | ||
| पुजर्न | pujarna | - |
| Purjan in the Hindi language | ||
| पुरजन | purajana | 44.44 |
| पूरजन | purajana | 22.22 |
| पूर्जन | purjana | 11.11 |
| पुर्जना | purjana | 11.11 |
| पुर्जन | purjana | 11.11 |
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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 Purjan
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