Purkhe Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Purkhe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 139 | 1:5,518,456 | 133,501 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
Purkhe (27) may also be a first name.
Purkhe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purkhe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Purkhe (Hindi: पुरखे, Marathi: पुरखे) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Purkhe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Purkhe is the 1,447,279th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Purkhe are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 86 percent are found in Luso-South Asia. Purkhe is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly used forename throughout the world, borne by 27 people.
Purkhe is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 5,518,456. In India it is most common in: Goa, where 91 percent live and Maharashtra, where 9 percent live. Beside India this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Qatar, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Purkhe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Purkhe in the Hindi language | ||
| पुरखे | purakhe | - |
| Purkhe in the Marathi language | ||
| पुरखे | purakhe | - |
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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 Purkhe
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