Gurch Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Gurch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gurch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Gürch (1) are calculated separately.

Gurch (41) may also be a first name.

Gurch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gurch (Russian: Гурч) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Gürch. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurch? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,312,869th most numerous surname internationally, held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Gurch are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,590,275th most commonly used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 41 people.

Gurch is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 9,061,473. In The United States Gurch is most frequent in: Arizona, where 25 percent live, Texas, where 20 percent live and New Jersey, where 15 percent live. Outside of The United States Gurch exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 15 percent live and Russia, where 15 percent live.

Gurch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gurch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gurch last name grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gurch Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (56%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Gurch surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 85.71% registered with the political party.

Gurch earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.59% more than the national average, earning $45,563 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gürch931/
Gursch91348/
Gourch91241/
Gurche9125/
Gurtch919/
Urch891,285/
Gurc892/
Gourche83287/
Gursche8349/
Ghourch8332/
Guhrsch836/
Gurtche831/
Gutrsch830/
Gurkh80672/
Gourc80454/
Hurch80211/
Ourch80139/
Gorch80137/
Girch80100/
Gursh8036/
Urchs8027/
Gurhe8022/
Gurzh806/
Gurce805/
Gurci803/
Urche802/
Urtch802/
Uirch801/
Uhrch801/
Aurch801/
Eurch801/
Urrch800/
Gourtche771/
Gurchova771/
Urc7596/
Gurkhe73821/
Hourch73314/
Gorsch73257/
Gourci7384/
Gource7338/
Gürsch7335/
Goerch7320/
Gurcze7320/
Hurtch7319/
Ghorch733/
Gurzhe733/
Ghirch731/
Ourche731/
Goorch731/
Ghursh731/
Hurche731/
Ghurkh731/
Hurcsh730/
Orch67742/
Goersch67369/
Urhe67190/
Hurc67141/
Gurz67127/
Gueurce67113/
Gurs6785/
Urci6782/
Gorc6767/
Urcs6730/
Gurj6710/
Ourc678/
Gurcova677/
Gortsch676/
Urkh674/
Hourche672/
Ňurc672/
Eurc671/
Urzh671/
Urhc671/
Urhs671/
Uhrc671/

Gurch Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gurch in the Russian language
Гурчgurc-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Gurch
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis