Purl Surname

551,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 579 people bear this surname

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

Purl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5181:699,72855,357
England431:1,295,76958,667
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:652,19142,935

Purl (82) may also be a first name.

Purl Last Name Facts

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

Purl is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purl? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 551,387th most widely held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 12,586,435 people. Purl occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Purl are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,060,447th most frequently held forename world-wide. It is borne by 82 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 518 people, or 1 in 699,728. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 22 percent live, Missouri, where 17 percent live and Illinois, where 16 percent live. Barring The United States it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Purl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Purl has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 673 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 16 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Purl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Purl last name are 0.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.47% registered to vote for the political party.

Purl earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.82% less than the national average, earning $39,776 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purel89155/
Puril89125/
Purll89118/
Peurl892/
Paurl892/
Phurl891/
Puryl891/
Purzl890/
Pfurl890/
Pourel80851/
Paurel80217/
Purell80136/
Puriol80128/
Puriel80110/
Puruel8087/
Pouril8061/
Purzel8058/
Putril8033/
Putrel808/
Purrel805/
Purill802/
Puriël802/
Pauril801/
Pueril801/
Pirl75607/
Porl7531/
Poutrel73356/
Pautrel73333/
Pouriel73105/
Pauriol7357/
Purrell7346/
Purlett7321/
Pourgil7321/
Purgill7316/
Peurell7313/
Purlova7311/
Paurell7311/
Purriel733/
Purrill732/
Pourell731/
Pourzel731/
Pourleh731/
Putrill731/
Pouriol731/
Putrell731/
Purzell731/
Puriell731/
Puraell730/
Pureell730/
Porel6753,429/
Piril67967/
Pirel67235/
Pürzl6760/
Peutrill6755/
Pierl6734/
Pórel6723/
Pirll6720/
Poril6716/
Porzl6716/
Puttrell6714/
Peutrell6712/
Phirl674/
Pirrl672/
Poerl672/
Porll671/
Purilova671/
Porhl671/
Phorl671/
Pourriol671/
Pfirl670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Purl
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