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) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Pürkel. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purkel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,432,070th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name Purkel is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Purkel are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 11,692,224. In The United States Purkel is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 71 percent are found, Louisiana, where 23 percent are found and Michigan, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States Purkel exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 3 percent are found and Kenya, where 3 percent are found.

Purkel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Purkel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Purkel last name expanded 1,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Purkel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Purkel are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national 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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