Purusi Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

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

Purusi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purusi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288

Purusi (18) may also be a first name.

Purusi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Purusi (Marathi: पुरुसी, Oriya: ପୁରୁଶି) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Purusi? popularity and diffusion

Purusi is the 1,775,494th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Purusi reside; 51 percent reside in Central Africa and 51 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most widespread given name internationally, held by 18 people.

The surname Purusi is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Not including The DR Congo this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent live and Uganda, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purussi921/
Phurutsi8637/
Pourushi862/
Purusa8371/
Puruzi8348/
Puruji8346/
Purisi8330/
Pirusi8315/
Purugi837/
Purosi832/
Puruse831/
Puruci831/
Pourousie8012/
Pourhousi804/
Phurudsai801/
Paurosi77271/
Purusha77167/
Purushe77110/
Puruset7763/
Pirushi7759/
Pirousi7749/
Purisai7727/
Pirusih7727/
Phurisi7711/
Pirussi772/
Purishi771/
Purisie771/
Purutse771/
Pirusai771/
Pourisi771/
Pfurisi771/
Puruseth7159/
Pfurutse7148/
Pouroshi7122/
Phurutse7115/
Pierussi713/
Purhouse713/
Pouriesi712/
Paurossi711/
Pouruchi711/
Pirisi671,856/
Porusa67144/
Porosi6748/
Purise6733/
Piruzi6714/
Purosa676/
Pourhoshi675/
Pourosieh672/
Puruge671/
Pourousse671/
Piruschiy671/
Purose670/

Purusi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purusi in the Oriya language
ପୁରୁଶିpurusi-
Purusi in the Marathi language
पुरुसीpurusi-

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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 Purusi
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