Purchel Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Purchel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purchel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia551:2,620,419149,158
Ukraine551:827,68582,321
Kazakhstan511:346,71628,100
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
Transnistria321:14,8342,816
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Purchel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Purchel (Russian: Пурчел) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purchel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,022,958th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 29,504,234 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Purchel live; 60 percent live in Eastern Europe and 57 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Purchel is most widespread in Russia, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 2,620,419. In Russia it is most numerous in: Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 20 percent are found, Moscow, where 18 percent are found and Perm Krai, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Russia Purchel occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 22 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 21 percent are found.

Purchel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pourchel93132/
Purchell9368/
Purschel9336/
Purcheld930/
Purcel923,705/
Purhel929/
Purschell887/
Purcell8656,680/
Pourcel861,067/
Purshel8647/
Porchel8638/
Purcsel8628/
Purciel8628/
Purczel8616/
Pirchel864/
Pourhel861/
Paurhel861/
Purchil860/
Purceel860/
Purcl838/
Pourchelle8231/
Purchelova823/
Pürschel80427/
Purscell80217/
Purczeld80114/
Pourciel8076/
Purczelt808/
Purczell806/
Pourcell803/
Peurcell803/
Purshell802/
Porchell801/
Purceell800/
Purrcell800/
Purcelll800/
Pirchell800/
Porcel7717,180/
Pursel771,609/
Purgel77226/
Purcil77130/
Purzel7758/
Purkel7733/
Pórcel7711/
Purshl771/
Pourcl771/
Purcll771/
Purcelová751/
Pursell713,761/
Porcell71445/
Porciel71389/
Pourgel71242/
Purgiel71135/
Porczel7162/
Purtzel7149/
Pürschl7128/
Purcill7116/
Portschell7116/
Poursel7111/
Purszel714/
Pourzel711/
Purquel711/
Purseel711/
Purzeld711/
Purcellová711/
Purzell711/
Purczelová711/
Purrsel711/
Purssel710/
Peurcll710/
Porscel710/
Paursel710/
Purssell67228/
Purkl6771/
Puršl6731/
Pourchaille679/
Purczellová673/
Pursl671/
Purczellova671/
Poorciel671/
Porciell671/
Purzl670/
Purrsell670/

Purchel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purchel in the Russian language
Пурчелpurcel-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Purchel
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