Purva Surname
Approximately 173 people bear this surname
Purva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 139 | 1:5,518,456 | 133,501 |
| Nepal | 19 | 1:1,498,998 | 7,199 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Latvia | 6 | 1:341,674 | 26,199 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Purva (10,268) may also be a first name.
Purva Demographics
Average Purva Salary in
Canada
$50,625 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
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
Purva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Purva in the Hindi language | ||
| पूर्वा | purva | 79.98 |
| पुर्वा | purva | 10.06 |
| पुरवा | purava | 6.85 |
| पूर्व | purva | 1.5 |
| पूरवा | purava | 1.07 |
| पुर्व | purva | 0.32 |
| पूर्वार् | purvar | 0.11 |
| पुरबा | puraba | 0.11 |
| Purva in the Marathi language | ||
| पुव | puva | 52.47 |
| पूव | puva | 44.1 |
| पुरवा | purava | 1.65 |
| पूवर् | puvar | 0.91 |
| पुवर् | puvar | 0.06 |
| पूरवा | purava | 0.06 |
| पुरा | pura | 0.03 |
| पुवी | puvi | 0.03 |
| अपूव | apuva | 0.03 |
| पृवा | prva | 0.03 |
| पुवा़र् | puvar | 0.03 |
| पुरे | pure | 0.03 |
| पुूव | puuva | 0.03 |
| पूवा | puva | 0.03 |
| पुरी | puri | 0.03 |
| पुवे | puve | 0.03 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Purva
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