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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 in India more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

Purohit is the 7,458^th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 95,586 people. The surname Purohit occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Purohit are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Purohit is also the 178,925^th most commonly used given name throughout the world, borne by 1,820 people.

Purohit is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 70,166 people, or 1 in 10,932. In India Purohit is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 35 percent live, Odisha, where 16 percent live and Gujarat, where 13 percent live. Apart from India this last name 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 those holding the Purohit last name are 8.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national 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.