Purkite Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Purkite Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purkite Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India911:8,429,290174,159
England11:55,718,059489,080

Purkite Last Name Facts

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

The surname Purkite (Marathi: पुरकाइत, Oriya: ଶୁପୁରକାଇତ) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Purkite? popularity and diffusion

The last name Purkite is the 1,943,350th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Purkite reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

Purkite is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 8,429,290. In India Purkite is mostly found in: West Bengal, where 86 percent live, Maharashtra, where 5 percent live and Odisha, where 3 percent live. Outside of India this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purkaite93107/
Purkithe931/
Purkit92258/
Purkait8670,059/
Purkith866/
Purkita865/
Purkuit864/
Purkitt864/
Purkiet863/
Purkhit863/
Purkute861/
Purkiti861/
Purkeit861/
Purkhait8030/
Purkaith8020/
Purkkait803/
Purkayte801/
Purkaitt801/
Purkaiht801/
Puhrkait801/
Peurkait801/
Purkette801/
Purkaait801/
Puirkait801/
Paurkait801/
Purkaity801/
Purkaita801/
Purkyt7758/
Purket7751/
Porkit771/
Purkaithj751/
Purkuti71889/
Purkett71327/
Porkait7126/
Purcait7123/
Purkayt719/
Purkeat717/
Purkuty713/
Purchit711/
Pourcit710/
Peurket710/
Pourkaid6714/
Purckett673/
Porkoute672/
Purkauti672/
Pourkhet671/
Purkutti671/
Purkayst671/
Poorkait671/

Purkite Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purkite in the Marathi language
पुरकाइतpuraka'ita-
Purkite in the Oriya language
ଶୁପୁରକାଇତsupuraka'ita50
ପୁରକାଇତpuraka'ita50

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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 Purkite
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