Purnelle Surname
Approximately 311 people bear this surname
Purnelle Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 255 | 1:45,085 | 7,329 |
| France | 48 | 1:1,383,807 | 136,859 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Purnelle Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purnelle Come From? nationality or country of origin
Purnelle is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Purnelle click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Purnelle? popularity and diffusion
Purnelle is the 870,423rd most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 23,432,624 people. Purnelle occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Purnelle reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is borne by 255 people, or 1 in 45,085. In Belgium it is mostly concentrated in: Walloon Region, where 83 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 11 percent are found and Flemish Region, where 5 percent are found. Not including Belgium this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in France, where 15 percent are found and Spain, where 1 percent are found.
Purnelle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Purnelle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Purnelle surname fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Purnelle
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