Purcell Forename
316,697th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 683 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica
Purcell Forename Definition:
A Usage name, meaning: Surname of noted English musician and composer.
Purcell Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 504 | 1:719,319 | 16,838 |
| Jamaica | - | 70 | 1:41,189 | 2,512 |
| New Zealand | - | 17 | 1:266,826 | 8,395 |
| Canada | 100% | 15 | 1:2,208,891 | 31,635 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 10 | 1:355,030 | 3,308 |
| South Africa | 100% | 8 | 1:6,816,581 | 127,931 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 7 | 1:194,488 | 10,722 |
| England | 100% | 7 | 1:7,943,274 | 61,515 |
| Australia | - | 4 | 1:3,414,406 | 25,298 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 4 | 1:44,454 | 3,465 |
| Namibia | - | 4 | 1:601,045 | 7,837 |
| Bahamas | - | 4 | 1:99,842 | 1,712 |
| Congo | 100% | 4 | 1:1,252,301 | 19,043 |
| Cameroon | - | 4 | 1:5,402,626 | 68,032 |
| Ireland | 80% | 3 | 1:1,547,840 | 7,573 |
| Israel | 50% | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| Papua New Guinea | 50% | 2 | 1:4,076,157 | 155,819 |
| Philippines | 100% | 2 | 1:53,004,738 | 452,678 |
| China | - | 1 | 1:1,366,055,782 | 109,249 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 1 | 1:30,449,940 | 373,101 |
| Cuba | - | 1 | 1:11,506,552 | 13,531 |
| Guam | - | 1 | 1:160,646 | 3,210 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
Purcell (56,680) may also be a surname.
Purcell Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Usage name, meaning: Surname of noted English musician and composer.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Purcell Forename Popularity
Purcell Demographics
Purcell Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sample size: 5 (1901)
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bpurcell | 93 | 1 | / |
| Purcel | 92 | 30 | / |
| Pursell | 86 | 16 | / |
| Pourcel | 86 | 3 | / |
| Porcell | 86 | 2 | / |
| Purcill | 86 | 1 | / |
| Purceel | 86 | 1 | / |
| Purchill | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pursellh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pursel | 77 | 13 | / |
| Porcel | 77 | 8 | / |
| Purcil | 77 | 2 | / |
| Purjel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Purzel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pourgel | 71 | 13 | / |
| Phurgel | 71 | 7 | / |
| Phurkel | 71 | 6 | / |
| Purgiel | 71 | 2 | / |
| Purselh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Porciel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pursiel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Purslh | 62 | 2 | / |
| Pursil | 62 | 1 | / |
| Porkel | 62 | 1 | / |
| Porsel | 62 | 1 | / |
| Porcil | 62 | 1 | / |
| Pourkêl | 57 | 1 | / |
| Pourgil | 57 | 1 | / |
| Porsill | 57 | 1 | / |
| Porsiel | 57 | 1 | / |
| Phurkil | 57 | 1 | / |
| Phurgil | 57 | 1 | / |
| Phoerzel | 53 | 1 | / |
| Porkl | 50 | 1 | / |
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