Purwar Surname

236,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,699 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Iceland

Purwar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purwar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,5851:483,95324,574
United States501:7,249,179331,838
England281:1,989,93178,001
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Purwar Last Name Facts

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

Purwar (Hindi: पुरवार, Marathi: पुरवार) occurs most in India. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Purwar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purwar? popularity and diffusion

Purwar is the 236,504th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 4,289,315 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Purwar reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

Purwar is most numerous in India, where it is held by 1,585 people, or 1 in 483,953. In India it is most prevalent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 53 percent reside, Delhi, where 13 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 9 percent reside. Apart from India it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Purwar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Purwar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,667 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Purwar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Purwar are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Purwar earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.88% more than the national average, earning $44,825 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purwaar924/
Purward921/
Purvar83751/
Porwar8323/
Purbar834/
Pirwar832/
Pourvar77228/
Pourbar7792/
Purbair7726/
Purvaar771/
Pourbarr7116/
Pourvard7115/
Pourbhar711/
Purvor6789/
Pirvar675/
Pourbahar671/
Purveur6278/
Poorvar628/
Pourbor626/
Pirhvar621/
Pourveur57129/
Pourvoir576/
Pourvour572/

Purwar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purwar in the Hindi language
पुरवारpuravara98.65
पुरवरpuravara0.34
पुरवाऱpuravara0.34
Purwar in the Marathi language
पुरवारpuravara81.48
पूरवारpuravara7.41
पूवर्रpuvarra7.41
पुवर्रpuvarra3.7

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Purwar
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