Purkel Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Purkel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 31 | 1:11,692,224 | 454,091 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Pürkel (38) are calculated separately.
Purkel Demographics
Purkel Political Affiliation
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Purkel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purkel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Purkel (Marathi: पुरकेल) occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Pürkel. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Purkel? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,432,070th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Purkel live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 11,692,224. In The United States it is most numerous in: Illinois, where 71 percent are found, Louisiana, where 23 percent are found and Michigan, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 3 percent are found and Kenya, where 3 percent are found.
Purkel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Purkel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Purkel last name increased 1,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Purkel Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Purkel last name are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.78% being registered with the party.
Purkel earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.95% more than the national average, earning $53,914 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pürkel | 94 | 38 | / |
| Puerkel | 92 | 13 | / |
| Purkl | 91 | 71 | / |
| Purcel | 83 | 3,705 | / |
| Pirkel | 83 | 171 | / |
| Purcell | 77 | 56,680 | / |
| Pourcel | 77 | 1,067 | / |
| Purchel | 77 | 247 | / |
| Pirkiel | 77 | 21 | / |
| Pierkel | 77 | 3 | / |
| Pirkell | 77 | 2 | / |
| Purquel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Purkill | 77 | 0 | / |
| Purceel | 77 | 0 | / |
| Pirkl | 73 | 2,243 | / |
| Pürkl | 73 | 38 | / |
| Purcl | 73 | 8 | / |
| Pourchel | 71 | 132 | / |
| Pierkiel | 71 | 94 | / |
| Purchell | 71 | 68 | / |
| Pourcell | 71 | 3 | / |
| Peurcell | 71 | 3 | / |
| Purcelll | 71 | 0 | / |
| Purrcell | 71 | 0 | / |
| Purceell | 71 | 0 | / |
| Purcil | 67 | 130 | / |
| Pourcl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Purcll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pirkil | 67 | 0 | / |
| Purcill | 62 | 16 | / |
| Purchil | 62 | 0 | / |
| Peurcll | 62 | 0 | / |
| Phirkill | 57 | 1 | / |
| Pirqul | 50 | 2 | / |
Purkel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Purkel in the Marathi language | ||
| पुरकेल | purakela | - |
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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 Purkel
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