Pursel Surname

247,201st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,609 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Pursel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pursel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5591:232,49522,372
Canada461:800,99162,809
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3661:137,21013,003

Pursel (13) may also be a first name.

Pursel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pursel is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pursel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pursel is the 247,201st most numerous family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,529,239 people. The last name Pursel is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Pursel reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Pursel is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name globally It is held by 13 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 1,559 people, or 1 in 232,495. In The United States Pursel is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 27 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Pursel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pursel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 426 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pursel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Pursel surname are 24.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.15% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pursel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.99% less than the national average, earning $42,291 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.16% more than the national average, earning $51,749 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pursell923,761/
Purshel9247/
Poursel9211/
Purszel924/
Purseel921/
Purrsel921/
Paursel920/
Purssel920/
Pursl911/
Purssell86228/
Purscell86217/
Purschel8636/
Purshell862/
Purrsell860/
Purcel833,705/
Purgel83226/
Purzel8358/
Porsel8341/
Pirsel8326/
Pursil831/
Purshl831/
Puerschel8014/
Purschell807/
Purselova801/
Purcell7756,680/
Pourcel771,067/
Purchel77247/
Pourgel77242/
Purgiel77135/
Pirszel7787/
Piersel7744/
Porsiel7731/
Porsell7723/
Poersel7719/
Puerzel772/
Pursill772/
Purzeld771/
Purzell771/
Porssel771/
Pirscel771/
Pourzel771/
Porscel770/
Purceel770/
Pirsell770/
Puršl7331/
Purcl738/
Pirsl732/
Purzl730/
Pürschel71427/
Pirschel71338/
Pourchel71132/
Purchell7168/
Peurcell713/
Pourcell713/
Purslova711/
Phorsell711/
Puerschl711/
Purceell710/
Piersell710/
Purcheld710/
Poorsell710/
Purrcell710/
Purcelll710/
Porcel6717,180/
Porzel67315/
Purcil67130/
Pierschel67119/
Pürzel6788/
Piršel6762/
Porsil6715/
Pórcel6711/
Puerzl679/
Pirsil677/
Pirschell671/
Purjil671/
Purcelová671/
Pourcl671/
Purcll671/
Piersl670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pursel
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