Purana Surname
Approximately 603 people bear this surname
Purana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 166 | 1:4,620,876 | 119,070 |
| Indonesia | 163 | 1:811,345 | 61,613 |
| Thailand | 145 | 1:487,161 | 85,241 |
| Iran | 86 | 1:892,820 | 42,918 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Purana (2,790) may also be a first name.
Purana Demographics
Average Purana Salary in
United States
$88,000 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Purana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Purana (Arabic: بورانا, Bengali: পুরন, Hindi: पूरणा, Marathi: पुरणा, Oriya: ପୁରାଣା) is most common in India. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Purana.
How Common Is The Last Name Purana? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 534,813th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 12,085,482 people. The last name Purana occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Purana reside; 51 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 28 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Purana is also the 138,159th most widely held given name worldwide, borne by 2,790 people.
The surname is most common in India, where it is carried by 166 people, or 1 in 4,620,876. In India it is primarily found in: Tamil Nadu, where 39 percent live, Telangana, where 27 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 10 percent live. Not including India it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 27 percent live and Thailand, where 24 percent live.
Purana Last Name Statistics demography
Purana earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 103.94% more than the national average, earning $88,000 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Purana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Purana in the Bengali language | ||
| পুরন | purana | - |
| Purana in the Hindi language | ||
| पूरणा | purana | 54.67 |
| पुरणा | purana | 24.16 |
| पुराना | purana | 8.37 |
| पूरना | purana | 5.74 |
| पुरना | purana | 5.62 |
| पूर्णा | purna | 0.48 |
| पूराना | purana | 0.24 |
| पूरण | purana | 0.12 |
| पुराणा | purana | 0.12 |
| पू्रणा | purana | 0.12 |
| पूरन | purana | 0.12 |
| पूर्ण | purna | 0.12 |
| Purana in the Marathi language | ||
| पुरणा | purana | 54.55 |
| पुराना | purana | 18.18 |
| पूरना | purana | 9.09 |
| पूराना | purana | 4.55 |
| पुराणा | purana | 4.55 |
| पुरना | purana | 4.55 |
| पुणर् | punar | 2.27 |
| पूुरणा | puurana | 2.27 |
| Purana in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁରାଣା | purana | 45.28 |
| ପୁରନା | purana | 18.87 |
| ପୁରାଣ | purana | 13.21 |
| ପୁରନ | purana | 7.55 |
| ପୁରାନା | purana | 5.66 |
| ପୁରଣ | purana | 5.66 |
| ପୂଣର୍ | punar | 1.89 |
| Purana in the Arabic language | ||
| بورانا | bwrana | - |
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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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- 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 Purana
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