Purkuti Surname

396,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 889 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Purkuti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purkuti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal8781:32,4381,208
India81:95,883,173728,828
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765

Purkuti Last Name Facts

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

The last name Purkuti occurs in Nepal more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Purkuti.

How Common Is The Last Name Purkuti? popularity and diffusion

The surname Purkuti is the 396,526th most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 8,197,464 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Purkuti reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most commonly held in Nepal, where it is held by 878 people, or 1 in 32,438. In Nepal Purkuti is most numerous in: Bagmati, where 78 percent reside, Koshi, where 9 percent reside and Narayani, where 4 percent reside. Barring Nepal this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent reside and Malaysia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purkauti932/
Purkutti931/
Purkoti86179/
Purkuty863/
Purkute861/
Purkiti861/
Purkotti804/
Purkite7192/
Purkote7183/
Porkute7131/
Purkota7114/
Purkoty7112/
Purkotte6728/
Purckote677/
Porkoute672/
Pourkota671/
Purkithe671/
Porkhuta671/
Purckotte631/
Purcote5779/
Porkote577/
Purcotte537/
Purcothe533/
Puurcote531/

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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 Purkuti
  • 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