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PUR Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,647th

Most common surname in India

757

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are angira, dadich, kashyap, mudgal and raghu kula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, khandoba and venkateshwara.

Description:

The text says that Purkayastha is a Bengali surname common among Bengali Hindus in Bengal and Assam. The religion associated with PUR surname is hinduism. The communities associated with this surname are bengali kayastha and bengali brahmins. The MotherTounge associated with this surname is bengali.
More specifically, its found among Bengali Kayastha and Bengali Brahmins. The text explains that this surname is a title that means an administrator of an administrative unit.

Here are few notable Indian personalities with the surname and their professions: Dr. Anand Pur is a recognized medical professional specializing in cardiology. Vikram Pur is a celebrated artist known for his contemporary paintings. While neither holds positions of highest office, they contribute significantly to their respective fields within India.

The surname "Pure" has many variations, including "Purre," "Pour," "Poore," "Power," "Puhar," "Purewal," "Purves," "de Pur," "von Pur," "Purin," "Puri," "Puria," "Puryear," "Pourier," "Purrier," "Purser," "Pew," "Pewar," "Pewes," and "Pewer.".

State-wise distribution of people with PUR surname

from iMeUsWe Database

Tamil Nadu state distribution for PUR surname

Tamil Nadu

129

Bihar state distribution for PUR surname

Bihar

77

Jharkhand state distribution for PUR surname

Jharkhand

47

Uttar Pradesh state distribution for PUR surname

Uttar Pradesh

46

Delhi state distribution for PUR surname

Delhi

39

Himachal Pradesh state distribution for PUR surname

Himachal Pradesh

25

Madhya Pradesh state distribution for PUR surname

Madhya Pradesh

14

Andhra Pradesh state distribution for PUR surname

Andhra Pradesh

11

Maharashtra state distribution for PUR surname

Maharashtra

8

Haryana state distribution for PUR surname

Haryana

1

Category-wise distribution of people with PUR surname

from iMeUsWe Database

People with the surname PUR appear across 3 types of official government records in iMeUsWe's database — from electoral rolls to agricultural records — showing how widely distributed this surname is across Indian society.

Food Distribution Records category for PUR surname

185 (46%)

Food Distribution Records

Voters List category for PUR surname

179 (44%)

Voters List

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for PUR surname

39 (10%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Frequently Asked Questions

PUR families worship BHAVANI and KHANDOBA and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

PUR is classified as a PROFESSION-based surname because it is historically associated with ADMINISTRATOR,REGISTRAR.

The PUR surname is found across multiple communities including Bengali Kayastha, Bengali Brahmins, Bengali Muslims, Bengali Brahmin, Kayastha (bengali), Bhattacharya, Mukhopadhyay, Vaidik Brahmin, Srotriya communities.

The PUR surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

PUR families belong to multiple gotras including ANGIRA, DADICH, KASHYAP, MUDGAL, RAGHU KULA.

Tamil Nadu has the highest concentration of the PUR surname with 129 records (32.5%).

The PUR surname is written in BENGALI script.

PUR is ranked #12647 in India with approximately 757 people bearing this surname.

The PUR surname is found across 10 states, with the top 3 being Tamil Nadu (32.5%), Bihar (19.4%), Jharkhand (11.8%).

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