Purka Surname

429,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 804 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Purka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7491:1,024,11942,941
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
England11:55,718,059489,080
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Purka (300) may also be a first name.

Purka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Purka (Hindi: पुरका, Russian: Пурка) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Purka is the 429,044th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 9,064,112 people. The last name Purka is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Purka reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Purka is also the 508,767th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 300 people.

Purka is most numerous in India, where it is held by 749 people, or 1 in 1,024,119. In India Purka is primarily found in: Telangana, where 100 percent reside. Besides India it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Purka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Purka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Purka last name rose 171 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Purka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Purka earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purkha9185/
Purcka9142/
Purkai9116/
Pourka914/
Purkaya83182/
Purkach8396/
Pourkat8325/
Pourkay8314/
Purkayt839/
Pourkaz838/
Purkeat837/
Purkatt834/
Phurkas834/
Pourkas833/
Purkaut832/
Purkais831/
Purkass831/
Purkacz831/
Purkhas831/
Purke801,765/
Purca801,448/
Purko80690/
Porka80551/
Pirka80289/
Purky8031/
Purki808/
Purkhait7730/
Pourkhah7721/
Purkaith7720/
Pourkaid7714/
Purkhach7710/
Pourkaha776/
Purkhast773/
Purkkait773/
Paurkait771/
Puirkait771/
Purkaait771/
Peurkait771/
Puhrkait771/
Purkaiht771/
Purkaitt771/
Purkasth771/
Purkayst771/
Purkey732,906/
Purkis731,723/
Porkka731,201/
Purcea73965/
Purkot73246/
Purkhe73148/
Pirkha73113/
Purkyt7358/
Porkah7336/
Pirkau7323/
Purkop7323/
Pourki7323/
Porkha7318/
Purqah7318/
Purkei7318/
Porkai7314/
Purcki737/
Pirkka736/
Porkay735/
Purcca735/
Porkea734/
Phurki733/
Phorka733/
Purkie732/
Porkoa732/
Pourke732/
Paurca732/
Purcas731/
Purkhi731/
Pgurko731/
Pierka731/
Pirkai731/
Pirkay731/
Puerca731/
Porgka731/
Purkho731/
Purkod731/
Purkee730/
Purcky730/
Purqua730/
Pourkhaha7117/
Purkaysth717/
Purkott67188/
Pirkhah67187/
Purkess67123/
Purcait6723/
Purkoot6720/
Pourkou6720/
Purkopp6717/
Pourkio6712/
Pourkhi6710/
Pourkeh679/
Porkhai678/
Purkith676/
Poorkaj675/
Purkitt674/
Pourkey674/
Purkuit674/
Phorkha674/
Porkhea674/
Poorkha672/
Pourkho672/
Purcker671/
Purkeit671/
Pourcau671/
Purkocz671/
Pourkhasht671/
Pourcat671/
Pierkah671/
Purkesh671/
Peurket670/
Purckes670/

Purka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purka in the Hindi language
पुरकाpuraka-
Purka in the Russian language
Пуркаpurka-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Purka
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis