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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) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

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

This last name is the 7,458^th most widespread surname in the world, 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 common first name in the world, borne by 1,820 people.

It is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 70,166 people, or 1 in 10,932. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 35 percent reside, Odisha, where 16 percent reside and Gujarat, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account India Purohit is found 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 holding the Purohit last name are 8.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.82% registered to vote for the political 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.