Purnel Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Purnel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purnel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:16,475,406557,260
England51:11,143,612252,590
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Purnel (27) may also be a first name.

Purnel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Purnel is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Purnel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Purnel is the 3,602,217th most common family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Purnel live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. Purnel is also the 2,036,353rd most common first name in the world. It is borne by 27 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 16,475,406. In The United States Purnel is most common in: California, where 59 percent are found, Florida, where 9 percent are found and Maryland, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent are found and Algeria, where 3 percent are found.

Purnel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Purnel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Purnel surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Purnel Last Name Statistics demography

Purnel earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.58% more than the national average, earning $52,462 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purnell9217,279/
Purniel9254/
Purnnel920/
Purniell861/
Pournell861/
Peurnell860/
Pornel83536/
Pirnel8317/
Pornell778/
Purenll771/
Pirnell771/
Purnill770/
Pourzinl7119/
Phornell713/
Porrnell710/
Pornil673/

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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 Purnel
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