Purwi Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Purwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India741:10,365,748197,751
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855

Purwi (640) may also be a first name.

Purwi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Purwi is found most in India. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purwi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,746,159th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of Purwi are found; 67 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 328,833rd most common first name world-wide It is held by 640 people.

The surname Purwi is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 10,365,748. In India it is most numerous in: Bihar, where 70 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 30 percent reside. Barring India this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 19 percent reside and Indonesia, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purwai9129/
Purwit9110/
Purwio914/
Purwe809,003/
Purwa801,231/
Purvi80131/
Purui8037/
Purbi8036/
Purwy801/
Purvis7332,756/
Purbhi73105/
Purvai7338/
Purviy7323/
Purway7321/
Pourvi7317/
Purbai7314/
Purwey7313/
Purbei7310/
Puruis739/
Phurwe738/
Puurwe737/
Pourbi736/
Pfurwa736/
Purwaj735/
Purwue733/
Purwee733/
Purbyi733/
Paurvi731/
Phurwa731/
Purvie731/
Purviz731/
Purwaha67130/
Pourvis6795/
Purviss6755/
Purvaiz6727/
Pourbyi6710/
Pourbei677/
Pfirwai676/
Purvich673/
Purvije673/
Pourbai673/
Phurvis671/
Puruitt671/
Purvois671/
Puirvis671/
Peurvis671/
Purvish671/
Pourviz671/
Purvith670/
Purvitt670/

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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 Purwi
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