Förch Surname

527,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Förch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Förch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5851:137,61616,716
Austria131:655,03358,041
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Forch (633) are calculated separately.

Förch Last Name Facts

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

Förch is most common in Germany. It can be found in the variant forms: Forch. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Förch? popularity and diffusion

The surname Förch is the 527,543rd most numerous last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 11,868,967 people. Förch occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Förch are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Förch is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 585 people, or 1 in 137,616. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 58 percent reside, Bavaria, where 30 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 2 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forch93633/
Ferch801,987/
Farch80229/
Foerch73314/
Faerch7355/
Forchì731/
Fherch730/
Verch601,586/
Varch60113/
Färjh6018/
Vorch602/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Förch
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