Puruno Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

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

Puruno Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puruno Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1141:71,5249,336
India41:191,766,3461,073,940

Puruno Last Name Facts

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

The last name Puruno occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puruno? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,674,734th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 97 percent of Puruno are found; 97 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 97 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 71,524. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Southern Highlands, where 84 percent live, Morobe, where 6 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 5 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puruna8310/
Poruno832/
Purunga7740/
Puruena7720/
Puerino7717/
Peurino773/
Pauruna772/
Purguna771/
Purinoi771/
Puirino771/
Purrino771/
Pourouna711/
Putrunas711/
Puriño6790/
Purona6714/
Piruna6711/
Puruña673/
Poruna672/
Pourounas671/
Purinah6213/
Porunna624/
Purriño621/
Pourona621/
Pirinoi621/
Pirhino621/
Pahurina572/
Putrūnas571/
Puronhaaa531/
Puriņa5019/
Porona504/
Puriña503/

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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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  • 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 Puruno
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