Puru Surname

246,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,611 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Puru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3091:2,482,41279,431
Papua New Guinea2411:33,8333,966
New Zealand2351:19,2693,387
Indonesia1931:685,22953,355
Uganda1751:223,08217,283
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Australia691:391,24231,907
Solomon Islands691:8,4061,382
Cameroon611:340,47730,746
Romania471:427,18934,091
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Finland71:785,24338,644
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
England21:27,859,030389,889
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Puru (5,644) may also be a first name.

Puru Last Name Facts

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

Puru (Bengali: পুরু, Hindi: पुरू, Marathi: पुरु, Oriya: ପୁରୁ, Russian: Пуру, Tibetan: སྤུ་རུ།) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Puru? popularity and diffusion

It is the 246,797th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,523,616 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 39 percent of Puru live; 20 percent live in Oceania Islands and 19 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Puru is also the 89,088th most frequently used first name globally, held by 5,644 people.

The last name is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 309 people, or 1 in 2,482,412. In India Puru is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 31 percent reside, Telangana, where 24 percent reside and Karnataka, where 9 percent reside. Beside India it exists in 31 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent reside and New Zealand, where 15 percent reside.

Puru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Puru surname is predominantly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

The amount Puru earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.97% less than the national average, earning R 114,132 per year; in United States they earn 34.14% less than the national average, earning $28,417 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.95% more than the national average, earning $50,652 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purru891,081/
Purut89414/
Pouru89321/
Purus89296/
Purud89265/
Peuru89202/
Purup89155/
Pauru89136/
Putru89115/
Purau89108/
Purui8937/
Purgu8914/
Ppuru897/
Purou896/
Puuru895/
Puruj892/
Puruh892/
Phuru892/
Pusru891/
Pujru891/
Purhu891/
Pourou80891/
Putrus80590/
Paurus80448/
Purush80181/
Paurru8056/
Pahuru8049/
Peurou8046/
Pourau8040/
Peurus8025/
Puruis809/
Phurru806/
Puthru805/
Putrou805/
Puruhe804/
Putrau803/
Purhus803/
Puraus802/
Paurup801/
Purhut801/
Puruch801/
Putreu801/
Putruz801/
Puttru801/
Puirau801/
Pourru801/
Pourus801/
Poureu801/
Phurhu801/
Purruy801/
Puroux800/
Piru752,524/
Poru75348/
Paurush73254/
Puiroux73208/
Pourush73173/
Puyraud73147/
Pourrut73120/
Puireux7399/
Pouraud7333/
Peuraud7323/
Puiroud7321/
Purhush7317/
Puttrus7316/
Putrous7313/
Pauraux739/
Peuraus736/
Putruss733/
Pauroux732/
Purruss731/
Puruitt731/
Putrush731/
Pouroux731/
Peurheu731/
Putreus731/
Poureux731/
Peutrus731/
Ppourou731/
Purrhus731/
Peutrup730/
Porui673,003/
Porru672,851/
Puroo6766/
Pourruch6754/
Poruș6753/
Pirui6742/
Phiru6738/
Pooru6729/
Piruh6724/
Pieru6716/
Pirru6713/
Poruy679/
Pouroush677/
Ppiru674/
Pourroud673/
Phoru672/
Poruț672/
Puroe671/
Phuttrus671/
Phoutrou671/
Paurault670/

Puru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puru in the Bengali language
পুরুpuru-
Puru in the Oriya language
ପୁରୁpuru98.44
Puru in the Hindi language
पुरूpuru79.5
पुरुpuru17
पूरूpuru2.5
पूरुpuru1
Puru in the Marathi language
पुरुpuru61.9
पुरूpuru30.69
पूरूpuru4.23
पूरुpuru1.59
पुराpura0.53
Puru in the Tibetan language
སྤུ་རུ།puru50
པུ་རུ་puru50
Puru in the Russian language
Пуруpuru-

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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 Puru
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