Purova Surname

1,177,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kosovo
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Purova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kosovo681:27,3802,840
Russia531:2,719,303152,706
Bulgaria491:142,4278,235
Albania231:126,69810,929
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Purová (196) & Půrová (23) are calculated separately.

Purova Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Purova Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Purova (Russian: Пурова) is borne by more people in Kosovo than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Purová or Půrová. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purova? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,177,228th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 36,076,960 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Purova are found; 70 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 45 percent are found in Albano-Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Kosovo, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 27,380. In Kosovo it is mostly found in: District of Prizren, where 76 percent live and District of Pristina, where 24 percent live. Besides Kosovo this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 26 percent live and Bulgaria, where 24 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purová94196/
Putrova92224/
Puerova9266/
Pourova9214/
Paurova9210/
Purgova922/
Purov9190/
Půrová8923/
Puravova861/
Pirova8316,066/
Putrov83248/
Purava8335/
Purgov839/
Paurov835/
Purovo831/
Pourová77832/
Paurová77375/
Poorova7779/
Porovai7776/
Puravat7748/
Porovha7747/
Puirava7738/
Puravad7726/
Porovay7723/
Purovuo7717/
Putrová7716/
Puhrová7714/
Puerava778/
Purrová776/
Pierova774/
Purzová773/
Poerova773/
Puravah771/
Puravha771/
Putrava771/
Piroova771/
Purtowa771/
Pfirova771/
Purav731,345/
Purab7391/
Purow7333/
Puraw739/
Purof736/
Puraf731/
Pfaurová7123/
Pouravaz716/
Pauravad715/
Puyravau713/
Puiravau712/
Pouravai711/
Puraveau711/
Puravaha711/
Pur6726,288/
Porowa67299/
Puyravaud67127/
Putrow6768/
Puyraveau6757/
Pirava6754/
Pirová6749/
Pourab6749/
Puiraveau6732/
Puroff6729/
Paurav6729/
Purabh6717/
Puravs6713/
Puraba6713/
Putraw6711/
Pórová6710/
Poerov675/
Puiravaud674/
Purobo672/
Putrav672/
Pirowa671/
Phurab671/
Porová671/
Puravt671/
Purawa671/
Purrow671/

Purova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purova in the Russian language
Пуроваpurova-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Purova
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