Kirchheim Surname

376,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 950 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kirchheim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirchheim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5381:149,63817,978
Brazil2241:955,68934,042
Argentina731:585,52641,795
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
France191:3,495,933219,029
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Kirchheim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kirchheim is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kirchheim.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirchheim? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 376,479th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,671,101 people. The last name Kirchheim is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Kirchheim are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 538 people, or 1 in 149,638. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent live, Thuringia, where 17 percent live and Berlin, where 13 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 24 percent live and Argentina, where 8 percent live.

Kirchheim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kirchheim has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kirchheim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kirchheim surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kirchheim earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.15% less than the national average, earning $40,494 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Kirchheim
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