Purnam Surname
Approximately 279 people bear this surname
Purnam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 201 | 1:3,816,246 | 105,238 |
| Indonesia | 70 | 1:1,889,274 | 120,273 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Purnam (1,265) may also be a first name.
Purnam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purnam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Purnam (Bengali: পূর্ণম, Hindi: पुरनम, Marathi: पुणर्म, Oriya: ପୂର୍ମ, Tibetan: པུར་ནམ་) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Purnam? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 940,398th most common last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 26,120,236 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Purnam are found; 73 percent are found in South Asia and 72 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Purnam is also the 221,869th most widely held forename on earth, borne by 1,265 people.
The surname is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 201 people, or 1 in 3,816,246. In India Purnam is primarily concentrated in: Telangana, where 54 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 24 percent are found and Tamil Nadu, where 8 percent are found. Other than India this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 25 percent are found and Pakistan, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purname | 92 | 7 | / |
| Pournam | 92 | 4 | / |
| Purnamm | 92 | 2 | / |
| Purrnam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Purnasim | 86 | 8 | / |
| Purnngam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Puurnamm | 86 | 1 | / |
| Purnom | 83 | 61 | / |
| Purnan | 83 | 50 | / |
| Pirnam | 83 | 3 | / |
| Pornam | 83 | 2 | / |
| Phourngam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Poornam | 77 | 65 | / |
| Purnain | 77 | 4 | / |
| Purgnan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Purnand | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pornham | 77 | 0 | / |
| Pournain | 71 | 16 | / |
| Pourneim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Purnheim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Purnannd | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poornamm | 71 | 1 | / |
| Purnhane | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pornan | 67 | 66 | / |
| Pornom | 67 | 7 | / |
| Purnnasin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poernom | 62 | 59 | / |
| Poornan | 62 | 13 | / |
| Pornoum | 62 | 1 | / |
| Porneim | 62 | 1 | / |
| Pournoun | 57 | 55 | / |
| Pournoon | 57 | 13 | / |
| Pornnoum | 57 | 4 | / |
| Phornnoum | 53 | 4 | / |
| Pornon | 50 | 88 | / |
Purnam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Purnam in the Tibetan language | ||
| པུར་ནམ་ | purnam | - |
| Purnam in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୂର୍ମ | purma | 52.38 |
| ପୁର୍ମ | purma | 14.29 |
| ପୁର୍ମ୍ | purm | 9.52 |
| ପୂର୍ମ୍ | purm | 4.76 |
| ପୁନର୍ମ | punarma | 4.76 |
| ପୂର୍ାମ | purama | 4.76 |
| ପୂର୍ସ | pursa | 4.76 |
| ପୁର୍ଚ | purca | 4.76 |
| Purnam in the Bengali language | ||
| পূর্ণম | purnama | 50 |
| পুর্ণম | purnama | 50 |
| Purnam in the Marathi language | ||
| पुणर्म | punarma | 45.45 |
| पुरनम | puranama | 27.27 |
| पूणर्म | punarma | 13.64 |
| पुनर्म | punarma | 4.55 |
| पुणम | punama | 4.55 |
| पणर्म | panarma | 4.55 |
| Purnam in the Hindi language | ||
| पुरनम | puranama | 44.44 |
| पूरनम | puranama | 22.22 |
| पूर्णम | purnama | 11.11 |
| पूर्णाम | purnama | 5.56 |
| पुर्णम | purnama | 5.56 |
| पूर्णम् | purnam | 5.56 |
| पुर्नम | purnama | 5.56 |
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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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- 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 Purnam
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