Purackal Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Purackal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purackal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India381:20,185,931296,209
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Qatar341:69,3536,725
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England31:18,572,686338,250
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Purackal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Purackal (Marathi: पुराच्काल) has its highest incidence in India. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purackal? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,565,797th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Purackal live; 54 percent live in West Asia and 54 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 20,185,931. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Kerala, where 53 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 16 percent are found and Delhi, where 5 percent are found. Other than India this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 27 percent are found and Qatar, where 26 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purakal9335/
Puracal9312/
Purakkal8894/
Purakail884/
Puraikal881/
Puraykal881/
Purakale881/
Puraykkal8211/
Purekal8031/
Piracal809/
Porakal802/
Purokal801/
Pirakal801/
Porakkal7513/
Porakhal755/
Pirakkal751/
Pirakhal751/
Putrakool7110/
Pieraccal711/
Piracol6717/
Phutrakool673/
Puitrakool671/
Puytrakool671/
Pirakol671/
Porokol5324/

Purackal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purackal in the Marathi language
पुराच्कालpurackala66.67
पुररकरpurarakara33.33

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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
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  • 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 Purackal
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