Throughout the world, Puranik (Puranik 
) is quite a common principally masculine, but very seldom female first name. The given name Puranik is habitual in India, where it is a rare predominantly masculine, but very infrequently female name, and China, where it is an extremely rare male name. More frequently, Puranik is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Puranik | Japan, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, India, United States |
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annadanaiah puranik Indian writer, freedom fighter, cultural activist, modern vachanakara. and advocate (b. 1928) |
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| krishnamoorthy puranik Indian writer (1911-1985), IN (b. 1911) |
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