Girtchen Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Girtchen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Girtchen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:2,321,58686,519
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Girtchen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Girtchen is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Girtchen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Girtchen is the 3,957,383rd most widespread family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Girtchen are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 2,321,586. In England Girtchen is mostly found in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 58 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 21 percent reside and Lincolnshire, where 13 percent reside. Outside of England Girtchen occurs in one country. It is also common in New Zealand, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Girchen931/
Gretchen88138/
Gertchen8895/
Irchen869/
Gertschen82186/
Gretcheen822/
Grethchen820/
Gerchen80138/
Grechen8033/
Iorchen809/
Hirchen805/
Gretcen802/
Girchin802/
Girtgen802/
Girtsen801/
Eirchen801/
Ircen771/
Giertsen75198/
Gretchin7598/
Gerthsen7521/
Sirtchin7514/
Gretchyn7512/
Gredchen752/
Gehrchen752/
Giertzen752/
Iorcheen751/
Chirchen751/
Gurtchin751/
Hertchen750/
Geerthsen71148/
Erchen7150/
Irchin7127/
Gercen7124/
Grettchin7112/
Hertschen711/
Gertsen672,900/
Gertzen671,669/
Grechin671,247/
Gertken67561/
Herchen67236/
Gertgen6794/
Härchen6771/
Ehrchen6751/
Gerchin6734/
Iortsen6720/
Grechyn6713/
Chircen6710/
Gärtzen678/
Iorchin676/
Irchina675/
Hircsen674/
Jerchen674/
Gretsen674/
Zerchen672/
Geerthseen671/
Jirchin671/
Ährchen671/
Greczen671/
Gretzen670/
Goirzen670/

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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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  • 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 Girtchen
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