Purakkal Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Purakkal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purakkal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India491:15,654,396253,566
Qatar311:76,0647,685
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

Purakkal (12) may also be a first name.

Purakkal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Purakkal occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Purakkal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Purakkal is the 1,918,812th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Purakkal are found; 52 percent are found in South Asia and 52 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 12 people.

The last name Purakkal is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 15,654,396. In India Purakkal is mostly found in: Kerala, where 90 percent reside, Delhi, where 6 percent reside and Karnataka, where 2 percent reside. Barring India this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 33 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puraykkal9411/
Purakal9335/
Purackal88131/
Porakkal8813/
Purakail884/
Puraikal881/
Pirakkal881/
Puraykal881/
Purakale881/
Purekal8031/
Puracal8012/
Porakal802/
Purokal801/
Pirakal801/
Porakhal755/
Pirakhal751/
Putrakool7110/
Piracal679/
Phutrakool673/
Puitrakool671/
Puytrakool671/
Pirakol671/
Pieraccal591/
Porokol5324/
Piracol5317/

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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 Purakkal
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