Purwan Surname
Approximately 110 people bear this surname
Purwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 92 | 1:1,437,491 | 97,733 |
| Taiwan | 16 | 1:1,465,297 | 9,806 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
Purwan (100) may also be a first name.
Purwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Purwan (Hindi: पुरवान) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Purwan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,746,159th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. The surname Purwan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Purwan reside; 84 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 84 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 946,056th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 100 people.
It is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 92 people, or 1 in 1,437,491. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: West Java, where 43 percent are found, East Kalimantan, where 41 percent are found and Central Java, where 12 percent are found. Not including Indonesia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 15 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purwanc | 92 | 2 | / |
| Putrwan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Purwean | 92 | 1 | / |
| Purwantd | 86 | 9 | / |
| Phurwane | 86 | 4 | / |
| Purban | 83 | 32 | / |
| Purwon | 83 | 17 | / |
| Porwan | 83 | 8 | / |
| Purwam | 83 | 4 | / |
| Pirwan | 83 | 3 | / |
| Puruan | 83 | 3 | / |
| Purvan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Purvant | 77 | 44 | / |
| Pourban | 77 | 35 | / |
| Purvayn | 77 | 7 | / |
| Phuruan | 77 | 5 | / |
| Purwong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Purvane | 77 | 0 | / |
| Pourvand | 71 | 1,409 | / |
| Pourvhan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Purvanth | 71 | 2 | / |
| Purvaine | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pirvan | 67 | 3,690 | / |
| Poruan | 67 | 22 | / |
| Purvam | 67 | 13 | / |
| Purvanova | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pourrvand | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phutruang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pourvandh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phurvanth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pourvanne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Purvon | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pirhvan | 62 | 48 | / |
| Pooruan | 62 | 8 | / |
| Porruan | 62 | 8 | / |
| Pourvam | 62 | 1 | / |
| Purvein | 62 | 1 | / |
| Phurbon | 62 | 1 | / |
| Phooruan | 57 | 1 | / |
| Puruhong | 57 | 1 | / |
Purwan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Purwan in the Hindi language | ||
| पुरवान | puravana | - |
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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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- 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 Purwan
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