Purkl Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Purkl Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 69 | 1:1,166,746 | 76,492 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Pürkl (38) are calculated separately.
Purkl Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purkl Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Purkl is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Pürkl. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Purkl? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,255,512th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Purkl live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 1,166,746. In Germany it is most frequent in: Hesse, where 49 percent reside, Bavaria, where 28 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 12 percent reside. Other than Germany it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pürkl | 93 | 38 | / |
| Purkel | 91 | 33 | / |
| Puerkel | 83 | 13 | / |
| Purkill | 83 | 0 | / |
| Pirkl | 80 | 2,243 | / |
| Purcl | 80 | 8 | / |
| Purcel | 73 | 3,705 | / |
| Pirkel | 73 | 171 | / |
| Purcil | 73 | 130 | / |
| Pürkel | 73 | 38 | / |
| Pourcl | 73 | 1 | / |
| Purcll | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pirkil | 73 | 0 | / |
| Purcell | 67 | 56,680 | / |
| Pourcel | 67 | 1,067 | / |
| Purchel | 67 | 247 | / |
| Pirkiel | 67 | 21 | / |
| Purcill | 67 | 16 | / |
| Pierkel | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pirkell | 67 | 2 | / |
| Purquel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peurcll | 67 | 0 | / |
| Purchil | 67 | 0 | / |
| Purceel | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pourchel | 62 | 132 | / |
| Pierkiel | 62 | 94 | / |
| Purchell | 62 | 68 | / |
| Pourcell | 62 | 3 | / |
| Peurcell | 62 | 3 | / |
| Phirkill | 62 | 1 | / |
| Purceell | 62 | 0 | / |
| Purrcell | 62 | 0 | / |
| Purcelll | 62 | 0 | / |
| Pirqul | 55 | 2 | / |
| Pirquil | 50 | 11 | / |
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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 Purkl
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