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

Purohit (Bengali: পুরোহিত, Hindi: पुरोहित, Marathi: पुरोिहत, Oriya: ପୁେରାହିତ) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

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

This surname is the 7,458^th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 95,586 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Purohit reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 92 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 178,925^th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 1,820 people.

The last name Purohit is most common in India, where it is held by 70,166 people, or 1 in 10,932. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 35 percent reside, Odisha, where 16 percent reside and Gujarat, where 13 percent reside. Beside India this surname occurs in 68 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Purohit Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Purohit surname are 8.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.82% being 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.