Purra Surname
Approximately 2,364 people bear this surname
Purra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,207 | 1:347,560 | 19,010 |
| Finland | 63 | 1:87,249 | 9,246 |
| Spain | 38 | 1:1,230,317 | 41,658 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Purrà (3) are calculated separately.
Purra (676) may also be a first name.
Purra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purra Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Purra (Hindi: पुर्रा, Marathi: पुर, Oriya: ପୁରର୍ା) is most common in India. It may also be rendered as: Purrà. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Purra? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 180,319th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,082,718 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Purra live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 318,733rd most commonly held given name on earth It is held by 676 people.
This surname is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 2,207 people, or 1 in 347,560. In India Purra is primarily found in: Telangana, where 90 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 9 percent reside and Karnataka, where 0 percent reside. Other than India Purra exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 3 percent reside and Spain, where 2 percent reside.
Purra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Purra has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Purra surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Purra Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Purra in the Marathi language | ||
| पुर | pura | - |
| Purra in the Hindi language | ||
| पुर्रा | purra | 88.24 |
| पूर्रा | purra | 7.06 |
| पुररा | purara | 4.71 |
| Purra in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁରର୍ା | purara | 50 |
| ପୁରରା | purara | 50 |
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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 Purra
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