Purwe Surname
Approximately 9,003 people bear this surname
Purwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 8,990 | 1:85,324 | 5,710 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Purwe (20) may also be a first name.
Purwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Purwe is found most in India. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Purwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Purwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 56,333rd most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 809,458 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Purwe reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Purwe is also the 2,446,817th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 20 people.
The last name Purwe is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 8,990 people, or 1 in 85,324. In India it is primarily found in: Bihar, where 96 percent reside, Jharkhand, where 3 percent reside and Delhi, where 0 percent reside. Outside of India Purwe exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 0 percent reside and Nepal, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purwey | 91 | 13 | / |
| Phurwe | 91 | 8 | / |
| Puurwe | 91 | 7 | / |
| Purwue | 91 | 3 | / |
| Purwee | 91 | 3 | / |
| Purw | 89 | 842 | / |
| Purve | 80 | 4,424 | / |
| Purbe | 80 | 1,593 | / |
| Purwa | 80 | 1,231 | / |
| Purwi | 80 | 110 | / |
| Purue | 80 | 12 | / |
| Porwe | 80 | 9 | / |
| Pirwe | 80 | 9 | / |
| Purwy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Purves | 73 | 6,056 | / |
| Purvey | 73 | 1,216 | / |
| Purbey | 73 | 1,215 | / |
| Purver | 73 | 269 | / |
| Purbhe | 73 | 269 | / |
| Purvee | 73 | 268 | / |
| Pfirwe | 73 | 83 | / |
| Purvez | 73 | 31 | / |
| Purwai | 73 | 29 | / |
| Purway | 73 | 21 | / |
| Pourbe | 73 | 20 | / |
| Purwit | 73 | 10 | / |
| Purbei | 73 | 10 | / |
| Pfurwa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Purwaj | 73 | 5 | / |
| Purwio | 73 | 4 | / |
| Puruhe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Phorwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Porrwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Purvie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Purvet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peurbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Purved | 73 | 1 | / |
| Purrve | 73 | 1 | / |
| Puroue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Poorwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phurwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Purvea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Purues | 73 | 0 | / |
| Pourve | 73 | 0 | / |
| Purzue | 73 | 0 | / |
| Purwaha | 67 | 130 | / |
| Purvess | 67 | 15 | / |
| Puurvee | 67 | 8 | / |
| Pourbei | 67 | 7 | / |
| Purvesh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Purvije | 67 | 3 | / |
| Purveed | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pourveh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Purvets | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phurver | 67 | 1 | / |
| Purvest | 67 | 1 | / |
| Purbeyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paurvey | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Purwe
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