Porshall Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Porshall Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Porshall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Porshall Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Porshall Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Porshall has its highest incidence in Sweden. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Porshall.

How Common Is The Last Name Porshall? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Porshall is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Porshall are found; 71 percent are found in Northern Europe and 71 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most numerous in Sweden, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,969,351. In Sweden Porshall is primarily found in: Skåne County, where 60 percent are found, Västerbotten County, where 20 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Sweden this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found.

Porshall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Porshall has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Parshall882,337/
Pershall88558/
Purshall8837/
Porchall880/
Porsal863/
Perschall82264/
Parshalle8215/
Pourshahl828/
Parschall820/
Persall80569/
Pursall80313/
Parsall8062/
Poursal8015/
Porchal8011/
Parshal806/
Pershal803/
Porsale801/
Parschalle780/
Purchall7556/
Pursaill7517/
Porsholt758/
Peersall755/
Parshail753/
Parchall753/
Parsholl751/
Parschal751/
Persaull751/
Purseall751/
Peershal751/
Poorzall751/
Peursall750/
Perschal750/
Pourchaille749/
Porcal711,531/
Persal71139/
Parsal7139/
Pursal7136/
Porsholdt7119/
Porchhale712/
Pourzal67628/
Pharsal67547/
Parscal67164/
Purchal6722/
Persail6718/
Porsolt6712/
Parsale6711/
Parchal679/
Persaul673/
Porjale672/
Poursol672/
Parsail672/
Porsole671/
Paursal671/
Porzsol671/
Portcal671/
Poorzal671/
Parsial671/
Parcall671/
Purcall670/
Pursail670/
Persoll670/
Pursaul670/
Peersal670/
Perzall670/
Parshol670/
Perseal670/
Pursale670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Porshall
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