Purohit is used as a family name or surname in India. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Purohit
No. of characters: 7
Origin: India
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Purohit

How popular is Purohit?

Purohit is common in India.

Purohit is ranked 6899 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Purohits grew by 83.30465 per cent to 1065 since 2000 and ranked 23750 after elevating 12631 spots. The last name was found in around 4 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 92.77 92.6
Others 2.54 3.61
White 2.25 2.75
Hispanic or Latino 1.03 0
Black 0.94 0
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.47 0
Purohit is quite popular family name mostly used in India while Bahrain is ahead in terms of density. Around 78569 people have been found who wears Purohit as their family name. Purohit is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
4,296 China10
3,712 Iceland10
275,830 Ukraine8
13,220 Thailand6
101,066 Zimbabwe5
9,759 Japan5
4,343 Bangladesh5
3,044 Zambia4
3,904 Ivory Coast4
122,390 Belarus4
15,749 Finland3
32,695 Nigeria3
2,672 Mozambique3
949 Belize3
9,500 Ghana3
931 Gabon3
26,532 Chile2
4,413 Democratic Republic of The Congo2
723,167 Indonesia2
12,161 Wales2
10,858 Tunisia2
118,441 Germany2
4,104 South Korea2
124,220 Italy2
91,784 Netherlands2
6,033 Benin1
846 American Samoa1
2,935 Madagascar1
49,101 Denmark1
2,057 Myanmar1
4,942 Libya1
16,073 Latvia1
9,591 Panama1
66,560 Philippines1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
38,841 Scotland1
28,746 Algeria1
25,721 Egypt1
13,447 Uganda1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
155,398 France49
59,023 Tanzania49
331,856 Russia21
21,268 New Zealand21
14,048 Ireland16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,516 Hong Kong95
4,262 Kuwait87
13,957 Switzerland81
3,256 Qatar78
13,876 Norway52
18,409 Sweden51
Countries with hundreds of Purohit:
7,477 Poland812
1,439 United Arab Emirates734
872 Oman619
11,492 Kenya392
16,752 South Africa365
9,426 Saudi Arabia346
14,011 Canada268
600 Bahrain257
7,689 Malaysia253
14,404 Australia188
2,709 Singapore130
12,545 Austria105
Countries with thousands of Purohit:
19,651 United States1,641
5,839 England1,221
Countries with ten thousands of Purohit:
887 India70,527
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Purohit Namesakes

  • Abhinav Purohit, Film producer
  • Nanasaheb Purohit, Politician
  • Amit Purohit, Film actor
  • Anmol Purohit, Writer
  • R. K. Purohit, Volleyball player
  • Pallavi Purohit, Actress
  • Bhargav Purohit, Film Score Composer
  • Deepa Purohit, Actress
  • Jiten Purohit, Film director
  • Mukesh Purohit, Film producer
  • In 1969 0 flick, Rakhi Rakhi, Suraj Purohit played N.
  • In 0 drama flick, Desert Tears, Manisha Purohit characterized N.

Purohit Namesakes

  • Abhinav Purohit, Film producer
  • Nanasaheb Purohit, Politician
  • Amit Purohit, Film actor
  • Anmol Purohit, Writer
  • R. K. Purohit, Volleyball player
  • Pallavi Purohit, Actress
  • Bhargav Purohit, Film Score Composer
  • Deepa Purohit, Actress
  • Jiten Purohit, Film director
  • Mukesh Purohit, Film producer
  • In 1969 0 flick, Rakhi Rakhi, Suraj Purohit played N.
  • In 0 drama flick, Desert Tears, Manisha Purohit characterized N.

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