Bärlocher Surname

478,427th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 698 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Bärlocher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bärlocher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland6941:11,8341,958
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Barlocher (20) are calculated separately.

Bärlocher Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bärlocher is found most frequently in Switzerland. It may appear as: Barlocher. For other possible spellings of Bärlocher click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bärlocher? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bärlocher is the 478,427th most common surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,440,610 people. The last name Bärlocher occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bärlocher are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Bärlocher is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is carried by 694 people, or 1 in 11,834. In Switzerland Bärlocher is primarily concentrated in: Canton of St Gallen, where 35 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 26 percent live and Canton of Thurgau, where 11 percent live. Outside of Switzerland this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 0 percent live and Italy, where 0 percent live.

Bärlocher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bärlocher has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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Footnotes

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