Purohith Surname
Approximately 589 people bear this surname
Purohith Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 576 | 1:1,331,711 | 51,891 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Purohith (57) may also be a first name.
Purohith Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purohith Come From? nationality or country of origin
Purohith is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Purohith? popularity and diffusion
Purohith is the 544,093rd most frequent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 12,372,743 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Purohith reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,308,380th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 57 people.
This surname is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 576 people, or 1 in 1,331,711. In India it is most frequent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 61 percent are found, Telangana, where 33 percent are found and Karnataka, where 3 percent are found. Besides India this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purohit | 93 | 76,241 | / |
| Puroohit | 88 | 9 | / |
| Puurohit | 88 | 7 | / |
| Puroehit | 88 | 7 | / |
| Puirohit | 88 | 5 | / |
| Bpurohit | 88 | 4 | / |
| Ppurohit | 88 | 3 | / |
| Pourohit | 88 | 3 | / |
| Purohitt | 88 | 3 | / |
| Purohite | 88 | 2 | / |
| Purhohit | 88 | 2 | / |
| Phurohit | 88 | 1 | / |
| Paurohit | 88 | 1 | / |
| Purahith | 88 | 1 | / |
| Puroheth | 88 | 1 | / |
| Purohitz | 88 | 1 | / |
| Purohoit | 88 | 1 | / |
| Purrohit | 88 | 1 | / |
| Putrohit | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pirohith | 88 | 1 | / |
| Poorohith | 82 | 5 | / |
| Purahit | 80 | 419 | / |
| Purehit | 80 | 87 | / |
| Pirohit | 80 | 13 | / |
| Purohet | 80 | 3 | / |
| Purohid | 80 | 1 | / |
| Puraahit | 75 | 7 | / |
| Puerahit | 75 | 6 | / |
| Pourahit | 75 | 3 | / |
| Puirahit | 75 | 1 | / |
| Purrahit | 75 | 1 | / |
| Porhohit | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pirahit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pourhouid | 59 | 3 | / |
| Pourzooeid | 56 | 11 | / |
| Pourhaheed | 56 | 1 | / |
| Pirahid | 53 | 1 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Purohith
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