Purschel Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Purschel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purschel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Pürschel (427) are calculated separately.

Purschel Last Name Facts

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

Purschel occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Pürschel. For other possible spellings of Purschel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purschel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Purschel is the 3,274,477th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name Purschel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Purschel are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 675,487. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Limburg, where 72 percent are found, Flevoland, where 20 percent are found and North Brabant, where 4 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 22 percent are found and Poland, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pürschel96427/
Puerschel9414/
Purschell947/
Purchel93247/
Purshel9347/
Pirschel88338/
Purscell88217/
Pourchel88132/
Purchell8868/
Purshell882/
Puerschl881/
Purcheld880/
Purcel863,705/
Pursel861,609/
Purshl861/
Pierschel82119/
Pirschell821/
Purcell8056,680/
Pursell803,761/
Pourcel801,067/
Pirschl8069/
Pürschl8028/
Poursel8011/
Purszel804/
Pirscel801/
Purrsel801/
Purseel801/
Porscel800/
Purssel800/
Purceel800/
Paursel800/
Purchil800/
Purcl778/
Pursl771/
Purssell75228/
Peurcell753/
Pourcell753/
Purceell750/
Purrsell750/
Purrcell750/
Purcelll750/
Porcel7117,180/
Purgel71226/
Purcil71130/
Purzel7158/
Porsel7141/
Pirsel7126/
Pórcel7111/
Purcll711/
Purcelová711/
Pourcl711/
Pursil711/
Purselova711/
Porcell67445/
Pourgel67242/
Purgiel67135/
Pirszel6787/
Piersel6744/
Porsiel6731/
Porsell6723/
Poersel6719/
Purcill6716/
Pursill672/
Puerzel672/
Purzell671/
Purcellová671/
Porssel671/
Purzeld671/
Pourzel671/
Piercel670/
Peurcll670/
Pirsell670/

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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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  • 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 Purschel
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