Puruma Surname
Approximately 201 people bear this surname
Puruma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| India | 62 | 1:12,372,022 | 220,417 |
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | 1:263,023 | 35,917 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Puruma (26) may also be a first name.
Puruma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Puruma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Puruma (Hindi: पुरूमा, Marathi: पुरुमा, Oriya: ପୁରୁମା) has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Puruma? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,181,191st most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 36,256,447 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Puruma reside; 53 percent reside in Southern Africa and 53 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 26 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Without taking into account Malawi this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 31 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purima | 83 | 109 | / |
| Purumo | 83 | 46 | / |
| Poruma | 83 | 12 | / |
| Purumi | 83 | 8 | / |
| Puroma | 83 | 4 | / |
| Piruma | 83 | 2 | / |
| Purume | 83 | 1 | / |
| Porumau | 77 | 729 | / |
| Purihma | 77 | 11 | / |
| Porumai | 77 | 6 | / |
| Purhima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Purimma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Purrima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Piruema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Puromaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hporumau | 71 | 17 | / |
| Phurimai | 71 | 9 | / |
| Poroma | 67 | 864 | / |
| Pirima | 67 | 48 | / |
| Purimo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Poromaa | 62 | 185 | / |
| Phirima | 62 | 13 | / |
| Poromau | 62 | 3 | / |
| Porumou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Poromoa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Peuromho | 57 | 1 | / |
| Pourzromi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Pourhomme | 53 | 1 | / |
| Pirimo | 50 | 24 | / |
| Porome | 50 | 22 | / |
Puruma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Puruma in the Hindi language | ||
| पुरूमा | puruma | - |
| Puruma in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁରୁମା | puruma | - |
| Puruma in the Marathi language | ||
| पुरुमा | puruma | - |
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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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- 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 Puruma
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