Gursch Surname

804,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Gursch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gursch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1811:444,78239,627
Austria1391:61,2629,543
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Gürsch (35) are calculated separately.

Gursch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gursch is found most frequently in Germany. It may occur as: Gürsch. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gursch? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 804,502nd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 20,941,224 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Gursch reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 181 people, or 1 in 444,782. In Germany Gursch is primarily concentrated in: Berlin, where 42 percent live, Brandenburg, where 14 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live. Other than Germany this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 40 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Gursch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gursch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gursch last name rose 320 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gursch Last Name Statistics demography

Gursch earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.67% less than the national average, earning $27,328 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gürsch9435/
Gursche9249/
Guhrsch926/
Gutrsch920/
Ursch91348/
Gurch9168/
Gursh9136/
Gursc917/
Girsch83912/
Gorsch83257/
Gourch83241/
Hursch8361/
Gurche8325/
Eursch8314/
Aursch832/
Ghursh831/
Urch801,285/
Gurs8085/
Ursh8028/
Goersch77369/
Gourche77287/
Ghourch7732/
Hoursch7730/
Hursche771/
Hursh732,304/
Girsh731,017/
Gorsh73220/
Hurch73211/
Gours73149/
Ourch73139/
Gurss73138/
Gurst7387/
Gursz7381/
Guhrs7330/
Gurås7317/
Gurse7313/
Gurce735/
Orsch734/
Gaurs732/
Urche732/
Eurch731/
Ursdc731/
Uhrch731/
Aursh731/
Gürch731/
Aurch731/
Ghurs731/
Uirch731/
Gorsc731/
Urrch730/
Urshe730/
Gurshova712/
Urs6734,316/
Hourch67314/
Hürsch6754/
Gourse6742/
Gource6738/
Hurshe6717/
Hoursh6714/
Gurzhe673/
Hurche671/
Gueurs671/
Gourss671/
Ghurse671/
Ghours671/
Ourche671/
Hursth670/
Haursh670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gursch
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