Purgold Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Purgold Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purgold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Purgold Last Name Facts

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

The surname Purgold is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purgold? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,772,636th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Purgold is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Purgold are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 24,163,929. In The United States Purgold is primarily concentrated in: Virginia, where 40 percent live, New York, where 33 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 12 percent live.

Purgold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Purgold has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Purgold last name expanded 188 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Purgold Last Name Statistics demography

Purgold earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.84% less than the national average, earning $20,350 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purgol9255/
Pourgol8636/
Purghol863/
Purgoll861/
Purgal77856/
Purgoł7758/
Purgale7180/
Puraldt7111/
Pourgal712/
Purohlt711/
Porghol711/
Purgall710/
Puruolte6746/
Pourgahl671/
Purgalle671/
Purgalova632/
Pourghgal631/
Purgał62617/
Porgal6288/
Purralt571/
Porgall570/
Paurault530/

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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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  • 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 Purgold
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