Purwasi Surname

496,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 665 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Purwasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purwasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia6601:200,37818,998
India51:153,413,076951,030

Purwasi (61) may also be a first name.

Purwasi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Purwasi occurs most in Indonesia. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Purwasi? popularity and diffusion

Purwasi is the 496,112th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 10,958,716 people. The last name Purwasi is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Purwasi are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 99 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Purwasi is also the 1,257,960th most frequent given name worldwide It is held by 61 people.

The surname is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 660 people, or 1 in 200,378. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: South Sumatra, where 29 percent are found, North Sumatra, where 16 percent are found and Bengkulu, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia it exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purwasih938,749/
Purwashi931/
Purwaasih8813/
Purwaji86274/
Purwagi8635/
Purwasa8622/
Purwase866/
Purwasy862/
Purwazi861/
Purwadji80245/
Purwaseh8050/
Purbassi8016/
Purwazih805/
Porwasih804/
Purvashi804/
Purwasha801/
Purbashi801/
Purwosih801/
Pourvasei7518/
Poerwasih756/
Pourwashy752/
Purbase71166/
Purwaze712/
Pirvaisi672/
Purvasha671/
Pourvaezi631/
Pourvashha591/
Purvaze576/
Pirveisi532/
Pirveysi531/
Piervaci531/
Pourbeigi501/
Pourvajed501/

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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 Purwasi
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