Cognomen Purva (Purva 
) , throughout the world, is a rare family name. The cognomen Purva is habitual in Latvia, where it is quite a rare surname, Romania, where it is a rare surname, and India, where it is a very rare surname. Predominantly, Purva is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Purva | Romania, United Arab Emirates, Australia, United States, India |
| mordekhai purva Victim of the Holocaust, PL (b. 1934) |
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