Purrell Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Purrell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purrell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:11,692,224454,091
England141:3,979,861125,553
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Purrell Last Name Facts

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

Purrell occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purrell? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,876,555th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name Purrell occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Purrell live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 11,692,224. In The United States Purrell is most prevalent in: Nevada, where 23 percent live, North Carolina, where 23 percent live and New York, where 16 percent live. Not including The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Purrell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Purrell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Purrell surname rose 111 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 127 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Purrell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States Purrell are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

Purrell earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.05% less than the national average, earning $27,592 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purell92136/
Purrel925/
Porrell8633/
Peurell8613/
Paurell8611/
Pirrell864/
Purriel863/
Purrill862/
Putrell861/
Purzell861/
Puriell861/
Pourell861/
Pureell860/
Puraell860/
Purel83155/
Purll83118/
Puttrell8014/
Peutrell8012/
Pierrell800/
Pourel77851/
Porell77261/
Paurel77217/
Puriel77110/
Puruel7787/
Purzel7758/
Pirell7715/
Porrel7710/
Putrel778/
Purill772/
Purl73579/
Pierrel712,054/
Poutrel71356/
Pautrel71333/
Porrill71175/
Pouriel71105/
Porzell7124/
Purgill7116/
Putrill711/
Pourzel711/
Pierell711/
Porel6753,429/
Pirel67235/
Puril67125/
Peutrill6755/
Pórel6723/
Pirll6720/
Pirrl672/
Peurl672/
Paurl672/
Phurl671/
Pierreel671/
Puryl671/
Porll671/
Pourriol671/
Purzl670/
Pfurl670/

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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 Purrell
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