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 in India more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Purwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Purwe is the 56,333rd most common surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 809,458 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Purwe live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used given name throughout the world, borne by 20 people.
Purwe is most frequent 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 live, Jharkhand, where 3 percent live and Delhi, where 0 percent live. Outside of India it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 0 percent live and Nepal, where 0 percent live.
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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