Purum Surname

511,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 639 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Purum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6111:1,255,42649,815
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Purum (74) may also be a first name.

Purum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Purum (Georgian: პურუმ, Marathi: पुरुषो, Oriya: ପୁରୁମ, Russian: Пурум) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Purum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purum? popularity and diffusion

Purum is the 511,519th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 11,404,610 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Purum live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Purum is also the 1,125,792nd most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 74 people.

The last name Purum is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 611 people, or 1 in 1,255,426. In India Purum is primarily concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 92 percent live and Telangana, where 8 percent live. Besides India this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Purum Last Name Statistics demography

Purum earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.95% less than the national average, earning $22,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purrum916/
Puroum913/
Pureum912/
Purume911/
Poutrum830/
Purun80263/
Porum806/
Pirum803/
Purom803/
Pourgoum773/
Paurom73228/
Phirum73189/
Purung7361/
Purrun7353/
Purgun7345/
Purğun7327/
Pourun7316/
Phurun7313/
Puroom737/
Purund736/
Paurun735/
Phorum733/
Poroum731/
Pureun731/
Poorum731/
Poruim731/
Purune731/
Putrun731/
Porrum730/
Phurung67175/
Phutrun6755/
Paurung6716/
Puthrun674/
Putrung671/
Pourunt671/
Pourzun671/
Pourhousem671/
Phurzom671/
Pourung671/
Purrunn670/

Purum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purum in the Georgian language
პურუმpurum-
Purum in the Marathi language
पुरुषोpuruso-
Purum in the Oriya language
ପୁରୁମpuruma50
ପୁରୁମ୍purum50
Purum in the Russian language
Пурумpurum-

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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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  • 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 Purum
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