Purvay Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Purvay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Purvay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purvay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Purvay (Marathi: पुरवे) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Purvay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,213,395th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. Purvay occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Purvay reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.
The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 59,005,029. In India Purvay is most frequent in: Bihar, where 38 percent are found, Delhi, where 38 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 8 percent are found. Outside of India it exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Purvay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Purvay in the Marathi language | ||
| पुरवे | purave | - |
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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 Purvay
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