Purushan Surname

702,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Purushan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purushan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3151:2,435,12878,411
United Arab Emirates481:190,88113,202
Qatar411:57,5125,907
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Purushan (3,662) may also be a first name.

Purushan Last Name Facts

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

Purushan (Hindi: पुरूशन, Marathi: पुरुशन) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Purushan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Purushan is the 702,422nd most widely held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 17,392,711 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Purushan live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 71 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Purushan is also the 116,652nd most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 3,662 people.

This last name is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 315 people, or 1 in 2,435,128. In India it is most numerous in: Kerala, where 66 percent live, Maharashtra, where 12 percent live and Karnataka, where 8 percent live. Excluding India this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 11 percent live and Qatar, where 10 percent live.

Purushan Last Name Statistics demography

Purushan earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.33% less than the national average, earning $27,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Purushan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purushan in the Marathi language
पुरुशनpurusana40.48
पुरुषनpurusana30.95
पुरुषानpurusana14.29
फुरशनphurasana4.76
पुरूषनpurusana4.76
पुरूशानpurusana4.76
Purushan in the Hindi language
पुरूशनpurusana25
पुरुषनpurusana25
पुरूषनpurusana25
पुरूषणpurusana25

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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 Purushan
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