Purma Surname

265,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Czechia

Purma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,0471:732,63233,595
Indonesia1141:1,160,08182,627
Philippines921:1,100,41590,271
Czechia691:154,10823,763
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Turkey231:3,383,54091,291
Finland211:261,74820,300
Croatia191:222,55825,345
Slovakia181:296,46943,115
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Purma (598) may also be a first name.

Purma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Purma (Hindi: पूरमा, Marathi: पुरमा, Russian: Пурма) occurs most in India. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 265,393rd most frequent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 4,944,061 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Purma are found; 71 percent are found in South Asia and 71 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 341,904th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 598 people.

This last name is most numerous in India, where it is held by 1,047 people, or 1 in 732,632. In India Purma is mostly concentrated in: Telangana, where 89 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 8 percent reside and Karnataka, where 2 percent reside. Beside India this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 8 percent reside and The Philippines, where 6 percent reside.

Purma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Purma has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Purma last name expanded 750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Purma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Purma last name are 47.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 94.74% being registered with the political party.

Purma earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.72% more than the national average, earning $55,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puerma91330/
Purmah91296/
Pourma9141/
Purmay918/
Purmas914/
Purmma913/
Purmai911/
Phurma911/
Puurma911/
Pourmad8361/
Puurmaa838/
Pourmah832/
Purmacz831/
Purmaya831/
Peurmai831/
Porma801,319/
Pirma80137/
Purmi80107/
Purme8017/
Purmo8013/
Pourmash7761/
Pourmast7711/
Pourmajd778/
Pourmadd776/
Pourmaha772/
Pourmmad771/
Pourmatd771/
Pourmass771/
Pourhmad771/
Poorma73361/
Purmer73128/
Pormma7349/
Pormau7319/
Pirmha7312/
Pormai739/
Pormah734/
Purmod734/
Pierma733/
Phurmi732/
Pirmai732/
Pourmo731/
Pourmi731/
Pirmma731/
Purmie731/
Purmot730/
Purmit730/
Pourrhmat718/
Piermay67130/
Pourmey6720/
Pourmeh6720/
Phormma6714/
Pourmou678/
Poormma675/
Pourmet671/
Pourmes671/
Pourmer671/
Pourmei671/
Purmodh671/

Purma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purma in the Marathi language
पुरमाpurama71.43
पुरामpurama14.29
पूरमाpurama7.14
पुमpuma7.14
Purma in the Hindi language
पूरमाpurama66.67
पुरमाpurama20
पूर्णिमाpurnima6.67
पूर्माpurma6.67
Purma in the Russian language
Пурмаpurma-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Purma
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