Purkar Surname
Approximately 3,978 people bear this surname
Purkar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3,590 | 1:213,667 | 12,716 |
| Ukraine | 178 | 1:255,745 | 33,451 |
| Russia | 65 | 1:2,217,278 | 133,552 |
| Czechia | 40 | 1:265,837 | 35,277 |
| Serbia | 36 | 1:198,471 | 12,167 |
| Belarus | 19 | 1:500,056 | 46,922 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Moldova | 9 | 1:395,708 | 28,721 |
| Transnistria | 7 | 1:67,814 | 9,165 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Purkar (29) may also be a first name.
Purkar Demographics
Average Purkar Salary in
United States
$66,589 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pourkar | 92 | 1,467 | / |
| Purkart | 92 | 546 | / |
| Paurkar | 92 | 33 | / |
| Purkard | 92 | 24 | / |
| Phurkar | 92 | 7 | / |
| Purkair | 92 | 3 | / |
| Pahurkar | 86 | 3,104 | / |
| Purkhart | 86 | 70 | / |
| Pourkhar | 86 | 11 | / |
| Purkarth | 86 | 7 | / |
| Purkairt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Purkaird | 86 | 1 | / |
| Purkaitr | 86 | 1 | / |
| Purkardt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Purcar | 83 | 832 | / |
| Pirkar | 83 | 368 | / |
| Porkar | 83 | 176 | / |
| Purkhardt | 80 | 84 | / |
| Purkarová | 80 | 39 | / |
| Purkarova | 80 | 4 | / |
| Pourkhasr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Poorkar | 77 | 18 | / |
| Purcare | 77 | 2 | / |
| Porkhar | 77 | 2 | / |
| Purzcar | 77 | 0 | / |
| Porcar | 67 | 2,614 | / |
| Porkor | 67 | 14 | / |
| Pircar | 67 | 12 | / |
| Pourkhord | 67 | 10 | / |
| Pürkhardt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Porkhor | 62 | 2 | / |
| Purqueire | 53 | 1 | / |
| Porcor | 50 | 1 | / |
Purkar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Purkar in the Hindi language | ||
| पुरकर | purakara | - |
| Purkar in the Marathi language | ||
| पुरकर | purakara | 98.28 |
| पूरकर | purakara | 0.29 |
| पुरकार | purakara | 0.06 |
| पुकरक | pukaraka | 0.04 |
| परुकर | parukara | 0.04 |
| परकार | parakara | 0.04 |
| Purkar in the Russian language | ||
| Пуркарь | purkar | - |
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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 Purkar
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