Purkar Surname

115,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,978 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Purkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3,5901:213,66712,716
Ukraine1781:255,74533,451
Russia651:2,217,278133,552
Czechia401:265,83735,277
Serbia361:198,47112,167
Belarus191:500,05646,922
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Moldova91:395,70828,721
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Croatia51:845,72148,179
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Purkar (29) may also be a first name.

Purkar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Purkar (Hindi: पुरकर, Marathi: पुरकर, Russian: Пуркарь) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Purkar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 115,967th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,831,962 people. Purkar is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Purkar live; 90 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Purkar is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used forename worldwide It is held by 29 people.

It is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 3,590 people, or 1 in 213,667. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 96 percent live, Madhya Pradesh, where 1 percent live and Telangana, where 1 percent live. Besides India this surname exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 4 percent live and Russia, where 2 percent live.

Purkar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Purkar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Purkar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Purkar surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

Purkar earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 54.32% more than the national average, earning $66,589 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pourkar921,467/
Purkart92546/
Paurkar9233/
Purkard9224/
Phurkar927/
Purkair923/
Pahurkar863,104/
Purkhart8670/
Pourkhar8611/
Purkarth867/
Purkairt861/
Purkaird861/
Purkaitr861/
Purkardt861/
Purcar83832/
Pirkar83368/
Porkar83176/
Purkhardt8084/
Purkarová8039/
Purkarova804/
Pourkhasr801/
Poorkar7718/
Purcare772/
Porkhar772/
Purzcar770/
Porcar672,614/
Porkor6714/
Pircar6712/
Pourkhord6710/
Pürkhardt671/
Porkhor622/
Purqueire531/
Porcor501/

Purkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purkar in the Hindi language
पुरकरpurakara-
Purkar in the Marathi language
पुरकरpurakara98.28
पूरकरpurakara0.29
पुरकारpurakara0.06
पुकरकpukaraka0.04
परुकरparukara0.04
परकारparakara0.04
Purkar in the Russian language
Пуркарьpurkar-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Purkar
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