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PURA Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,778th

Most common surname in India

626

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are angira, dadich, kashyapa, mavanulla and pura. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, khandoba and tulja bhavani.

Description:

The surname Pura has several variations, including Pure and Purra. The religion associated with PURA surname is hinduism. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname are kannada and telugu.
Other variations include de Pura and Di Pura. Puranen is a Finnish version of this surname, created by adding the suffix "-nen," which means "small" or "of." Puria is a possible Italian variation. Pouras is a Greek variation that sounds similar but likely has a different origin than this surname.

State-wise distribution of people with PURA surname

from iMeUsWe Database

Maharashtra state distribution for PURA surname

Maharashtra

135

Tamil Nadu state distribution for PURA surname

Tamil Nadu

122

Andhra Pradesh state distribution for PURA surname

Andhra Pradesh

36

Madhya Pradesh state distribution for PURA surname

Madhya Pradesh

36

Jharkhand state distribution for PURA surname

Jharkhand

29

Karnataka state distribution for PURA surname

Karnataka

14

Bihar state distribution for PURA surname

Bihar

11

West Bengal state distribution for PURA surname

West Bengal

7

Rajasthan state distribution for PURA surname

Rajasthan

5

Gujarat state distribution for PURA surname

Gujarat

4

Category-wise distribution of people with PURA surname

from iMeUsWe Database

People with the surname PURA 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 PURA surname

240 (60%)

Food Distribution Records

Voters List category for PURA surname

145 (36%)

Voters List

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for PURA surname

18 (4%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Frequently Asked Questions

PURA families worship BHAVANI and KHANDOBA and TULJA BHAVANI as their Kuldevta (family deities).

PURA is classified as a PLACE-based surname because it is historically associated with PURA,PURA (UTTAR PRADESH),PURA (KARNATAKA).

The PURA surname is found across multiple communities including Apatani, Kurumba communities.

The PURA surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

PURA families belong to multiple gotras including ANGIRA, DADICH, KASHYAPA, MAVANULLA, PURA.

Maharashtra has the highest concentration of the PURA surname with 135 records (33.8%).

The PURA surname is written in KANNADA, TELUGU scripts.

PURA is ranked #12778 in India with approximately 626 people bearing this surname.

The PURA surname is found across 10 states, with the top 3 being Maharashtra (33.8%), Tamil Nadu (30.6%), Andhra Pradesh (9.0%).

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