Purven Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Purven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Purven Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Purvén (5) are calculated separately.

Purven (8) may also be a first name.

Purven Last Name Facts

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

Purven (Russian: Пурвен) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Purvén. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purven? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Purven live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 4,213,784th most commonly used given name in the world, held by 8 people.

The last name Purven is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 89,321,942. In Pakistan Purven is most common in: Punjab, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Pakistan this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent are found and Russia, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purvén945/
Purveen9289/
Purvein921/
Purvienė8645/
Puurveen868/
Purvin83483/
Purvyn8310/
Pirven838/
Purvina77430/
Purvine77209/
Pirveen7775/
Purvyna779/
Purvayn777/
Purwenh773/
Purwean771/
Poerveen711/
Purvaine711/
Porvyn6765/
Pirvin6720/
Porvén678/
Poorvin6224/
Porbein623/
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Purven Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purven in the Russian language
Пурвенpurven-

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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 Purven
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