Eicher Surname
Approximately 11,188 people bear this surname
Eicher Surname User-submission:
My family comes from Switzerland and my grandfather told me that an eich is an 'oak' and that eicherman was a 'woodcutter', or 'oak cutter'. Our family badge was an oak stump.
Eicher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,005 | 1:72,419 | 8,370 |
| Switzerland | 2,607 | 1:3,150 | 414 |
| Germany | 2,420 | 1:33,267 | 4,387 |
| Austria | 581 | 1:14,657 | 2,162 |
| France | 144 | 1:461,269 | 65,815 |
| Luxembourg | 102 | 1:5,692 | 834 |
| Belgium | 84 | 1:136,865 | 19,611 |
| Canada | 55 | 1:669,920 | 54,285 |
| Italy | 32 | 1:1,911,146 | 87,725 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| Ecuador | 15 | 1:1,060,390 | 14,974 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 703 | 1:71,435 | 7,672 |
Eicher (43) may also be a first name.
Eicher Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
My family comes from Switzerland and my grandfather told me that an eich is an 'oak' and that eicherman was a 'woodcutter', or 'oak cutter'. Our family badge was an oak stump.
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Eicher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eicher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Eicher is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Eicher? popularity and diffusion
The surname Eicher is the 46,334th most commonly held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 651,372 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Eicher reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 49 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Eicher is also the 1,545,828th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 43 people.
It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 5,005 people, or 1 in 72,419. In The United States Eicher is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent live, Ohio, where 10 percent live and Indiana, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States it exists in 37 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 23 percent live and Germany, where 22 percent live.
Eicher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Eicher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Eicher surname increased 712 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Eicher Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Eicher last name are 22.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.56% registered with the party.
The amount Eicher earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.08% more than the national average, earning $43,617 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.72% more than the national average, earning $55,008 CAD per year.
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