Pourcel Surname
Approximately 1,067 people bear this surname
Pourcel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 835 | 1:79,548 | 11,228 |
| Argentina | 207 | 1:206,490 | 17,041 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Pourcel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pourcel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pourcel is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Pourcel click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pourcel? popularity and diffusion
It is the 343,621st most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,829,940 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Pourcel are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
It is most commonly used in France, where it is carried by 835 people, or 1 in 79,548. In France Pourcel is most numerous in: Occitanie, where 41 percent are found, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 17 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 16 percent are found. Aside from France it occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 19 percent are found and Spain, where 1 percent are found.
Pourcel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Pourcel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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Pourcel Reference & Research
Purcell DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Purcell FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Pourcel
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