Birchen Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Luxembourg
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Birchen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birchen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Luxembourg671:8,6651,371
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Belgium321:359,27039,406
France31:22,140,907385,998
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Birchen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Birchen is borne by more people in Luxembourg than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Birchen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Birchen is the 1,380,086th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. The last name Birchen is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Birchen are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 48 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Luxembourg, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 8,665. In Luxembourg it is mostly found in: Esch-sur-Alzette Canton, where 93 percent live, Diekirch Canton, where 3 percent live and Capellen Canton, where 1 percent live. Other than Luxembourg it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent live and Belgium, where 20 percent live.

Birchen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Birchen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Birchen surname increased 540 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Birchen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Birchen last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Birchen earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.88% more than the national average, earning $51,294 USD per year.

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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 Birchen
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