Purji Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Purji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| Pakistan | 16 | 1:11,165,243 | 51,703 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Purji (190) may also be a first name.
Purji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purji Come From? nationality or country of origin
Purji (Hindi: पुरजी) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Purji? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,228,735th most common last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Purji are found; 49 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 49 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Purji is also the 659,352nd most frequently used first name globally, borne by 190 people.
This surname is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 7,779,364. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: Bali, where 53 percent reside and Central Sulawesi, where 47 percent reside. Other than Indonesia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 43 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Purji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Purji in the Hindi language | ||
| पुरजी | puraji | 85.71 |
| पुर्जी | purji | 14.29 |
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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 Purji
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