Purotu Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Purotu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook Islands | 2 | 1:9,090 | 1,387 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Purotu (28) may also be a first name.
Purotu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purotu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Purotu is most common in The Cook Islands. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Purotu? popularity and diffusion
Purotu is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Purotu reside; 100 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 75 percent reside in Polynesia. Purotu is also the 1,994,417th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 28 people.
The last name Purotu is most prevalent in The Cook Islands, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 9,090. In The Cook Islands it is mostly concentrated in: Pukapuka, where 50 percent reside and Rarotonga, where 50 percent reside. Excluding The Cook Islands this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in French Polynesia, where 25 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 25 percent reside.
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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
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- 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 Purotu
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