Purnama Surname

6,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84,152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Purnama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purnama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia82,9541:1,594170
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
United Arab Emirates1771:51,7645,108
Qatar781:30,2313,215
Thailand691:1,023,744155,957
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Singapore511:107,9944,447
Malaysia441:670,32331,889
New Caledonia361:7,6731,760
Australia361:749,88148,970
India231:33,350,669396,143
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
England41:13,929,515290,718
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
France31:22,140,907385,998
China31:455,773,85521,925
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Purnama (28,927) may also be a first name.

Purnama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Purnama (Bengali: পূর্নামা, Hindi: पूर्णमा, Marathi: पुणर्मा, Oriya: ପୂର୍ମା) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Purnama? popularity and diffusion

Purnama is the 6,723rd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 86,600 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Purnama live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 98 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Purnama is also the 28,689th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 28,927 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 82,954 people, or 1 in 1,594. In Indonesia Purnama is primarily concentrated in: West Java, where 47 percent are found, East Java, where 7 percent are found and Jakarta, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia this surname is found in 29 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.

Purnama Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Purnama last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Purnama earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.95% less than the national average, earning $40,150 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Purnama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purnama in the Hindi language
पूर्णमाpurnama83.44
पुर्णमाpurnama10.19
पूर्णामाpurnama2.55
पुर्णामाpurnama1.27
पुर्नमाpurnama0.64
पूरनमाpuranama0.64
पुरनमाpuranama0.64
पूरणमाpuranama0.64
Purnama in the Oriya language
ପୂର୍ମାpurma62.63
ପୁର୍ମାpurma11.58
ପୂpu8.95
ପୂଣର୍ମାpunarma3.16
ପୁଣର୍ମାpunarma1.58
ନାୟକnayaka1.58
ପୁର୍ମାାଇଁpurmaa'im1.05
ପୂର୍ାମାpurama1.05
ପୂର୍ମାତାିpurmatai0.53
ପୂଣନ୍ର୍ମାpunanrma0.53
ପୁର୍ାମାpurama0.53
ପୂିର୍ମାpuirma0.53
ପୁନର୍ମାpunarma0.53
ପୁନମାpunama0.53
ପୁିର୍ମାpuirma0.53
ପୁଣର୍ମୀpunarmi0.53
Purnama in the Bengali language
পূর্নামাpurnama50
পূর্নমাpurnama50
Purnama in the Marathi language
पुणर्माpunarma40
पुनर्माpunarma30
पूणर्माpunarma30

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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 Purnama
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