Pürschel Surname

692,305th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pürschel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pürschel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4091:196,83522,684
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Purschel (36) are calculated separately.

Pürschel Last Name Facts

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

Pürschel is most common in Germany. It may also be found in the variant forms: Purschel. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pürschel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 692,305th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 17,066,852 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pürschel live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Pürschel is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 409 people, or 1 in 196,835. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 16 percent live, Brandenburg, where 11 percent live and Bavaria, where 10 percent live. Besides Germany this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 4 percent live and Austria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purschel9636/
Pürschl9328/
Pirschel88338/
Pierschel82119/
Puerschel8214/
Purschell827/
Pirschell821/
Purchel80247/
Pirschl8069/
Purshel8047/
Pirscel801/
Porscel800/
Purscell75217/
Pourchel75132/
Purchell7568/
Purshell752/
Puerschl751/
Purcheld750/
Porcel7117,180/
Purcel713,705/
Pursel711,609/
Pürzel7188/
Porsel7141/
Pirsel7126/
Pórcel7111/
Purshl711/
Pirscl710/
Purcell6756,680/
Pursell673,761/
Pourcel671,067/
Porcell67445/
Pirszel6787/
Piersel6744/
Porsiel6731/
Porsell6723/
Poersel6719/
Poursel6711/
Purszel674/
Purseel671/
Purrsel671/
Porssel671/
Purssel670/
Piercel670/
Purceel670/
Pirsell670/
Paursel670/
Purchil670/

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