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Where Does The Last Name Purohit Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Purohit (Bengali: পুরোহিত, Hindi: पुरोहित, Marathi: पुरोिहत, Oriya: ପୁେରାହିତ) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Purohit.

How Common Is The Last Name Purohit? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 7,458^th most commonly held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 95,586 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Purohit live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Purohit is also the 178,925^th most commonly held given name on earth, held by 1,820 people.

The surname is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 70,166 people, or 1 in 10,932. In India it is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 35 percent live, Odisha, where 16 percent live and Gujarat, where 13 percent live. Barring India this surname occurs in 68 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Purohit Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Purohit are 8.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.82% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Purohit earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 101.39% more than the national average, earning R 478,572 per year; in United States they earn 34.54% more than the national average, earning $58,054 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.05% more than the national average, earning $51,200 CAD per year.