Purus Surname

902,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
France

Purus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1261:6,087,820142,101
United States511:7,107,038327,397
France341:1,953,609166,012
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Ukraine201:2,276,135151,395
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Purus (297) may also be a first name.

Purus Last Name Facts

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

Purus (Hindi: पुरूस, Russian: Пурус) has its highest incidence in India. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Purus? popularity and diffusion

Purus is the 902,012th most numerous family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 24,620,088 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Purus reside; 43 percent reside in South Asia and 43 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 511,663rd most common first name in the world, held by 297 people.

The surname Purus is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 126 people, or 1 in 6,087,820. In India Purus is mostly found in: Karnataka, where 60 percent live, Tamil Nadu, where 29 percent live and Haryana, where 1 percent live. Beside India this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and France, where 11 percent live.

Purus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Purus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Purus surname expanded 2,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Purus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Purus are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70% being registered with the political party.

Purus earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 54.09% more than the national average, earning $66,488 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Putrus91590/
Paurus91448/
Purush91181/
Purgus9170/
Peurus9125/
Puruis919/
Purhus913/
Puraus912/
Puruse911/
Pourus911/
Puru891,611/
Paurush83254/
Pourush83173/
Purushe83110/
Purhush8317/
Puttrus8316/
Putrous8313/
Purgaus838/
Peuraus836/
Purguss834/
Putruss833/
Purruss831/
Purutse831/
Putrush831/
Putreus831/
Peutrus831/
Purrhus831/
Purru801,081/
Pirus80774/
Purut80414/
Pouru80321/
Purud80265/
Peuru80202/
Purup80155/
Pauru80136/
Porus80133/
Putru80115/
Purau80108/
Puros8081/
Purui8037/
Purgu8014/
Ppuru807/
Purou806/
Puuru805/
Puruj802/
Puruh802/
Phuru802/
Pusru801/
Pujru801/
Purhu801/
Pfurutse7748/
Purusova7723/
Phurutse7715/
Pouroush777/
Purhouse773/
Phuttrus771/
Pourou73891/
Pouros73279/
Porush73119/
Pauros7360/
Paurru7356/
Pahuru7349/
Peurou7346/
Pourau7340/
Pirrus7338/
Pirush7337/
Phuros7310/
Phurru736/
Puthru735/
Putrou735/
Puiros735/
Puruhe734/
Porrus734/
Purțuc734/
Putrau733/
Purosz733/
Porous731/
Paurup731/
Purhut731/
Puruch731/
Putreu731/
Putruz731/
Puttru731/
Puirau731/
Pourru731/
Pierus731/
Piraus731/
Puyros731/
Poruis731/
Poureu731/
Phurhu731/
Phirus731/
Purosh731/
Purruy731/
Poruss730/
Puroux730/
Pourhoush712/
Pourousse711/
Poru67348/
Puiroux67208/
Puyraud67147/
Pourrut67120/
Pierrus67112/
Puireux6799/
Pourosh6736/
Pouraud6733/
Peuraud6723/
Puiroud6721/
Pauraux679/
Piruush675/
Puroosh672/
Pauroux672/
Puruitt671/
Pouroux671/
Peurheu671/
Pirrous671/
Poureux671/
Ppourou671/
Peutrup670/

Purus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purus in the Hindi language
पुरूसpurusa33.33
पुरूषाpurusa33.33
पुरुसpurusa33.33
Purus in the Russian language
Пурусpurus-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Purus
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