Purva Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Latvia

Purva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1391:5,518,456133,501
Nepal191:1,498,9987,199
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Latvia61:341,67426,199
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Purva (10,268) may also be a first name.

Purva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Purva (Hindi: पूर्वा, Marathi: पुव) occurs most in India. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purva? popularity and diffusion

Purva is the 1,305,105th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Purva live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 60,184th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 10,268 people.

This surname is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 5,518,456. In India Purva is primarily concentrated in: Rajasthan, where 23 percent are found, Bihar, where 17 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account India this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Purva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Purva has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Purva surname declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Purva Last Name Statistics demography

Purva earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 1.9% more than the national average, earning $50,625 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purvat91308/
Purvai9138/
Purvay9114/
Puirva912/
Purvaz912/
Purvea911/
Purvas911/
Pourva911/
Pourvaz8340/
Purvaiz8327/
Pourvay8320/
Pourvad8317/
Purvaha839/
Pourvat837/
Pourvaj833/
Purvajs831/
Purba80188,161/
Purve804,424/
Purwa801,231/
Pirva80723/
Purvi80131/
Purua8061/
Purvy8031/
Purvo803/
Pourvash778/
Purvahau771/
Pourvaia771/
Pourvaiz771/
Purvis7332,756/
Purves736,056/
Purvey731,216/
Purver73269/
Purvee73268/
Pourvj73230/
Phurba73153/
Purbay73131/
Hpurba7359/
Pourua7359/
Bpurba7345/
Purvez7331/
Purwai7329/
Purbat7329/
Ppurba7324/
Purviy7323/
Purway7321/
Pourba7319/
Pourvi7317/
Poorva7315/
Purbai7314/
Porvay7314/
Purbah7313/
Porvai738/
Purbas737/
Purbad737/
Pfurwa736/
Purwaj735/
Purrba734/
Puurba734/
Purbha734/
Purvys734/
Purwah733/
Paurba733/
Puirba731/
Phurwa731/
Paurvi731/
Purrve731/
Purved731/
Paurua731/
Pirvay731/
Purvet731/
Purvie731/
Purviz731/
Purrua731/
Puruat730/
Pourve730/
Purwaha67130/
Pourvis6795/
Purviss6755/
Pourvoj6752/
Purbaha6735/
Purbash6735/
Purvess6715/
Pourbad6714/
Purbach6710/
Pourvot679/
Puurvee678/
Purbasp676/
Purvesh675/
Purbast674/
Purvich673/
Purvije673/
Pourbai673/
Pourveh672/
Purveed672/
Paurvey671/
Purbhay671/
Purvest671/
Purvois671/
Puirvis671/
Peurvis671/
Phurver671/
Phurvis671/
Puruhat671/
Purvets671/
Purvish671/
Purvytė671/
Pourbaz671/
Pourviz671/
Purvitt670/
Purvost670/
Purvith670/

Purva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purva in the Hindi language
पूर्वाpurva79.98
पुर्वाpurva10.06
पुरवाpurava6.85
पूर्वpurva1.5
पूरवाpurava1.07
पुर्वpurva0.32
पूर्वार्purvar0.11
पुरबाpuraba0.11
Purva in the Marathi language
पुवpuva52.47
पूवpuva44.1
पुरवाpurava1.65
पूवर्puvar0.91
पुवर्puvar0.06
पूरवाpurava0.06
पुराpura0.03
पुवीpuvi0.03
अपूवapuva0.03
पृवाprva0.03
पुवा़र्puvar0.03
पुरेpure0.03
पुूवpuuva0.03
पूवाpuva0.03
पुरीpuri0.03
पुवेpuve0.03

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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
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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 Purva
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