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Where Does The Last Name Bircher Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Bircher occurs most in Switzerland. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bircher? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 110,060^th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,724,455 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Bircher live; 42 percent live in Western Europe and 40 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Switzerland, where it is borne by 1,775 people, or 1 in 4,627. In Switzerland it is most numerous in: Canton of Aargau, where 25 percent live, Canton of Bern, where 20 percent live and Canton of Zürich, where 17 percent live. Besides Switzerland this last name occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.

Bircher Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Bircher has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 671 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 197 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bircher Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bircher last name are 6.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.74% being registered with the party.

The amount Bircher earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.16% more than the national average, earning R 418,620 per year; in United States they earn 3.22% more than the national average, earning $44,538 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.99% more than the national average, earning $56,632 CAD per year.