Pursall Surname

866,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Pursall Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pursall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2331:239,13319,651
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Wales171:182,03112,022
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England591:413,14224,536
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Pursall Last Name Facts

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

Pursall is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pursall? popularity and diffusion

It is the 866,642nd most commonly held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 23,282,894 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Pursall are found; 82 percent are found in Northern Europe and 82 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 233 people, or 1 in 239,133. In England Pursall is most common in: West Midlands, where 38 percent are found, South Yorkshire, where 8 percent are found and Cornwall, where 7 percent are found. Aside from England Pursall is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 10 percent are found and Wales, where 5 percent are found.

Pursall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pursall has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Pursall last name expanded 395 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pursall Last Name Statistics demography

Pursall earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.02% less than the national average, earning R 159,168 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purshall9337/
Pursaill9317/
Purseall931/
Peursall930/
Pursal9236/
Poursal8615/
Paursal861/
Pursail860/
Purcall860/
Pursaul860/
Pursale860/
Piersall80963/
Purchall8056/
Porshall807/
Purceall800/
Pirsal775/
Purcal774/
Porsal773/
Purzal773/
Pursol770/
Pourshahl758/
Pourzal71628/
Piersal7125/
Purchal7122/
Pirshal717/
Purzale715/
Poursol712/
Pierschall711/
Purseil711/
Piersoll6726/
Piersaul6717/
Pourchaille679/
Pierszal672/
Poorzall671/
Puirseil671/
Pirceall671/
Purcealt670/

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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 Pursall
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