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 surname Purtil is held by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purtil? popularity and diffusion

The surname Purtil is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Purtil are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 4,967,096th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 6 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Australia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 13,497,850. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: New South Wales, where 100 percent live. Outside of Australia Purtil is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 20 percent live.

Purtil Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Purtil has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people bearing the Purtil last name fell 89 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Purtil Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Purtil last name is predominantly 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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