Purkel Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

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

Purkel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Pürkel (38) are calculated separately.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pürkel9438/
Puerkel9213/
Purkl9171/
Purcel833,705/
Pirkel83171/
Purcell7756,680/
Pourcel771,067/
Purchel77247/
Pirkiel7721/
Pierkel773/
Pirkell772/
Purquel771/
Purkill770/
Purceel770/
Pirkl732,243/
Pürkl7338/
Purcl738/
Pourchel71132/
Pierkiel7194/
Purchell7168/
Pourcell713/
Peurcell713/
Purcelll710/
Purrcell710/
Purceell710/
Purcil67130/
Pourcl671/
Purcll671/
Pirkil670/
Purcill6216/
Purchil620/
Peurcll620/
Phirkill571/
Pirqul502/

Purkel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purkel in the Marathi language
पुरकेलpurakela-

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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 Purkel
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