Purtil Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Ireland

Purtil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purtil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Purtil (6) may also be a first name.

Purtil Last Name Facts

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

The last name Purtil is found most frequently in Australia. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Purtil? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Purtil reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 4,967,096th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 6 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Australia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 13,497,850. In Australia Purtil is mostly concentrated in: New South Wales, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Australia it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 20 percent are found.

Purtil Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Purtil has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people bearing the Purtil last name declined 89 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Purtil Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Purtil last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purtill921,485/
Purtiel920/
Purtl911/
Pourtiel861/
Purthill860/
Portil83148/
Purtel8311/
Purtell772,873/
Portill7714/
Portiel773/
Piertil772/
Paurtel771/
Pirtill771/
Portl73117/
Pirtl731/
Phurtell713/
Portel671,973/
Pirtel6729/
Pürtül6715/
Portell623,002/
Piertell570/

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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 Purtil
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