Purkani Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Purkani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purkani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Purkani (38) may also be a first name.

Purkani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Purkani is found most in Indonesia. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Purkani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Purkani is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Purkani reside; 85 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 85 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 38 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 12,022,654. In Indonesia Purkani is most numerous in: Central Java, where 73 percent live and Jambi, where 27 percent live. Outside of Indonesia it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 8 percent live and Pakistan, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pourkani93117/
Purkhani938/
Pourkhani88680/
Purkoni8686/
Pirkani8648/
Purkana8610/
Pourrkhani821/
Porkhani80711/
Pirkaeni807/
Pirkanai801/
Phurkana801/
Pourkaneh7510/
Pirqani7118/
Purkona7114/
Pirkane715/
Pourkhouni712/
Pourkhaneh711/
Porkana711/
Pourkhahamneh602/
Porconi573/
Porkony572/
Porcane571/
Porkona571/
Pourkhoonej561/

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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 Purkani
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