Karcher Surname

50,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,074 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Karcher Surname User-submission:

Karcher means 'cart driver' or 'drayman'. Comparable to the English, Carter.

Karcher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,3861:82,6409,386
Germany3,5971:22,3812,962
France1,3761:48,2726,256
Iran2111:363,89824,031
Argentina1391:307,50724,515
Switzerland671:122,58112,361
Canada511:722,46357,796
Belgium461:249,92730,800
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Poland251:1,520,35087,293
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
England141:3,979,861125,553
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Austria121:709,62061,025
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5491:91,4739,402

The alternate forms: Kärcher (2,151) are calculated separately.

Karcher (28) may also be a first name.

Karcher Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Karcher means 'cart driver' or 'drayman'. Comparable to the English, Carter.

- patriarch.19_57

Karcher Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karcher (Russian: Карчер) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Kärcher. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karcher? popularity and diffusion

It is the 50,906th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 723,401 people. The last name Karcher occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Karcher live; 51 percent live in Western Europe and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 28 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 4,386 people, or 1 in 82,640. In The United States Karcher is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 9 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and New York, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 36 percent live and France, where 14 percent live.

Karcher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Karcher has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 799 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 467 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Karcher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karcher surname are 19.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.11% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Karcher earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 13.37% more than the national average, earning $48,918 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.22% more than the national average, earning $55,257 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karcher Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karcher in the Russian language
Карчерkarcer-

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