Purkash Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Purkash Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 25 | 1:7,145,755 | 40,003 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Purkash (19) may also be a first name.
Purkash Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purkash Come From? nationality or country of origin
Purkash is most common in Pakistan. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Purkash? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,602,217th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Purkash are found; 83 percent are found in South Asia and 83 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Purkash is also the 2,523,061st most frequent forename world-wide. It is borne by 19 people.
The surname Purkash is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 7,145,755. In Pakistan Purkash is most numerous in: Sindh, where 88 percent are found, Punjab, where 8 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 4 percent are found. Beside Pakistan this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 13 percent are found and Thailand, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purkasth | 93 | 1 | / |
| Purkaash | 93 | 1 | / |
| Purkas | 92 | 31 | / |
| Purkaysth | 88 | 7 | / |
| Pirkash | 86 | 176 | / |
| Purkach | 86 | 96 | / |
| Porkash | 86 | 43 | / |
| Phurkas | 86 | 4 | / |
| Pourkas | 86 | 3 | / |
| Purkais | 86 | 1 | / |
| Purkass | 86 | 1 | / |
| Purkhas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Purkesh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pourkhasht | 82 | 1 | / |
| Purkhach | 80 | 10 | / |
| Pourkosh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Purkhast | 80 | 3 | / |
| Porkhash | 80 | 1 | / |
| Purkayst | 80 | 1 | / |
| Porkas | 77 | 21 | / |
| Pirkas | 77 | 16 | / |
| Purcas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pourkhosh | 75 | 106 | / |
| Pirkesh | 71 | 20 | / |
| Porkhas | 71 | 12 | / |
| Pourkaz | 71 | 8 | / |
| Porkass | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pourkhoosh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Purkacz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pirkhosh | 67 | 68 | / |
| Poorkhas | 67 | 19 | / |
| Pirkoush | 67 | 2 | / |
| Purcache | 67 | 2 | / |
| Purhcase | 67 | 1 | / |
| Porkhoush | 63 | 9 | / |
| Poorkhosh | 63 | 1 | / |
| Porcas | 62 | 73 | / |
| Pirkos | 62 | 40 | / |
| Pierkaz | 57 | 2 | / |
| Pierkos | 57 | 2 | / |
| Piercas | 57 | 1 | / |
| Purkocz | 57 | 1 | / |
| Pirkeus | 57 | 1 | / |
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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 Purkash
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