Kirch Surname

48,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Kirch Surname User-submission:

This is a German surname, meaning 'dweller by a church'.

Kirch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,5321:14,5531,896
United States2,0761:174,59517,553
France9941:66,8249,226
Brazil9901:216,2378,346
Denmark1361:41,5054,326
Austria1191:71,55810,916
Luxembourg1131:5,138735
Netherlands971:174,09525,153
Belgium891:129,17618,730
Argentina821:521,26138,206
Estonia611:21,6693,800
Canada531:695,20056,020
Hungary501:196,32616,661
Sweden501:196,93513,646
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Australia271:999,84158,390
Chile251:704,65916,160
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Czechia231:462,32550,029
England221:2,532,63991,802
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4331:115,97811,432

Kirch (45) may also be a first name.

Kirch Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, meaning 'dweller by a church'.

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Kirch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kirch (Russian: Кирч) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirch? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 48,329th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 682,674 people. The last name Kirch occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Kirch reside; 65 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,504,468th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 45 people.

The surname Kirch is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 5,532 people, or 1 in 14,553. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 48 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 13 percent are found and Hesse, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 47 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and France, where 9 percent are found.

Kirch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kirch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kirch surname rose 479 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 122 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kirch Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kirch last name are 21.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.92% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kirch earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 44.75% less than the national average, earning R 131,304 per year; in United States they earn 10.38% more than the national average, earning $47,627 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.77% more than the national average, earning $52,054 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kirche91265/
Kierch9112/
Kircsh918/
Kirchs912/
Kisrch911/
Khirch911/
Kirchh910/
Kircht910/
Kirtch910/
Keirch910/
Kirc8966/
Kairech836/
Kirtsch834/
Khirche831/
Keirche831/
Krech803,297/
Kerch80935/
Kurch80748/
Kierc80109/
Kyrch8091/
Kircz8034/
Kirkh8015/
Kirhs8012/
Circh808/
Koirc803/
Kirzh802/
Khirc801/
Kirchová7720/
Kirchova777/
Kerche73505/
Quirch73252/
Kiercz73148/
Kretch73111/
Chirch73111/
Kreche7340/
Kertch735/
Kesrch733/
Kherch732/
Kreïch731/
Kerchd731/
Khurch731/
Kuerch731/
Kercht731/
Keerch731/
Keurch730/
Kerrch730/
Kheirkh67499/
Khairkh67112/
Kirz67100/
Kyrc6799/
Kertsch6757/
Kerc6749/
Kretche6723/
Kherche676/
Kretchs671/
Kheirci671/
Cheirch671/
Kerrche671/

Kirch Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kirch in the Russian language
Кирчkirc-

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