Purkit Surname

993,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Purkit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purkit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2511:3,056,03791,050
England61:9,286,343223,652
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Purkit Last Name Facts

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

The surname Purkit (Hindi: पुरकित, Marathi: पूरिकत) is found most in India. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Purkit? popularity and diffusion

Purkit is the 993,593rd most frequently held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 28,246,302 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Purkit reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Purkit is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 251 people, or 1 in 3,056,037. In India Purkit is mostly found in: West Bengal, where 95 percent reside, Delhi, where 2 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 2 percent reside. Beside India Purkit exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purkait9270,059/
Purkite9292/
Purkith926/
Purkuit924/
Purkitt924/
Purkhit923/
Purkiet923/
Purkeit921/
Purkaite86107/
Purkhait8630/
Purkaith8620/
Purkkait863/
Paurkait861/
Puirkait861/
Purkaait861/
Purkithe861/
Peurkait861/
Puhrkait861/
Purkaiht861/
Purkaitt861/
Purkyt8358/
Purket8351/
Porkit831/
Purkett77327/
Porkait7726/
Purcait7723/
Purkayt779/
Purkeat777/
Pirkait771/
Purchit771/
Pourcit770/
Peurket770/
Pourkaid7114/
Purckett713/
Pourkhet711/
Purkayte711/
Purkayst711/
Purkette711/
Poorkait711/
Purkytová6761/
Purketová6729/
Purcet6728/
Purkaysth677/
Porket674/
Pourquiet671/
Purkytova671/
Pirket670/

Purkit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purkit in the Hindi language
पुरकितpurakita-
Purkit in the Marathi language
पूरिकतpurikata-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Purkit
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis