Purnia Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Purnia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purnia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1491:887,57866,606
United States191:19,076,786604,894
India161:47,941,586492,263
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Purnia (409) may also be a first name.

Purnia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Purnia (Hindi: पूर्णिया, Oriya: ପୂିର୍ମା) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purnia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Purnia is the 1,239,697th most widely held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 38,970,834 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Purnia are found; 80 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 80 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Purnia is also the 426,190th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 409 people.

The surname Purnia is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 149 people, or 1 in 887,578. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: East Java, where 25 percent are found, West Java, where 17 percent are found and Central Java, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia Purnia occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.

Purnia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Purnia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Purnia last name grew 158 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Purnia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Purnia are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% being registered with the political party.

Purnia earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.02% less than the national average, earning $38,394 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pournia92480/
Paurnia9290/
Purnias9244/
Purnnia921/
Pournias8633/
Purnaiya8611/
Pirnia83788/
Pornia83627/
Purnea8326/
Purgna832/
Pourniaei8016/
Pourniaee801/
Pirniea7750/
Pirniaa7745/
Pornjia771/
Poornia771/
Purnayya7112/
Pournyas711/
Pirniaha711/
Pournehad6712/
Pournyaei679/
Pornya674/
Poornayya531/
Porneo506/

Purnia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purnia in the Hindi language
पूर्णियाpurniya-
Purnia in the Oriya language
ପୂିର୍ମାpuirma50
ପୂର୍ୀଆpuri'a50

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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
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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 Purnia
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