Purchall Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Purchall Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purchall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:1,989,93178,001
Australia271:999,84158,390
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798

Purchall Last Name Facts

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

Purchall is most common in England. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purchall? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,580,327th most common last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Purchall live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles.

Purchall is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 1,989,931. In England it is mostly found in: Devon, where 79 percent live, Somerset, where 11 percent live and Greater London, where 7 percent live. Apart from England this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 48 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Purchall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Purchall has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Purchall surname grew 156 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purchal9322/
Purcall930/
Purshall8837/
Porchall880/
Purceall880/
Purcal864/
Pourchaille849/
Pierchall824/
Pursall80313/
Porchal8011/
Pursaill7517/
Pourkhal759/
Porshall757/
Pierchal753/
Purseall751/
Purcealt750/
Peursall750/
Porcal711,531/
Pursal7136/
Pourshahl718/
Purzal713/
Pourzal67628/
Poursal6715/
Pirchol679/
Purzale675/
Purceil671/
Paursal671/
Portcal671/
Pursaul670/
Pursail670/
Pursale670/
Poorzall631/
Purzol578/
Porsal573/
Purjol571/
Pursol570/
Poursol532/
Poorzal531/
Purseil531/
Pourzool5020/
Puirseil501/

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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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  • 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 Purchall
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