Surname Purcel (Purcel 
, Пурцел 
) , around the world, is quite a rare last name. The surname Purcel is characteristic of Moldova, where it is quite a common surname, Romania, where it is quite a rare surname, and Estonia, where it is a rare surname. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Romania, Moldova, and the United States. Very seldom, Purcel is the forename as well as the last name.