Kirchner Surname
Approximately 60,079 people bear this surname
Kirchner Surname Definition:
(German) A minor official of a church who had charge of sacristy and its contents.
Read More About This SurnameKirchner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 38,102 | 1:2,113 | 181 |
| United States | 13,605 | 1:26,642 | 3,340 |
| Austria | 1,851 | 1:4,600 | 507 |
| Australia | 1,252 | 1:21,562 | 2,987 |
| Brazil | 1,065 | 1:201,009 | 7,731 |
| South Africa | 850 | 1:63,738 | 8,014 |
| Canada | 596 | 1:61,821 | 7,233 |
| Hungary | 345 | 1:28,453 | 3,142 |
| Poland | 331 | 1:114,830 | 17,191 |
| France | 325 | 1:204,378 | 31,769 |
| Czechia | 315 | 1:33,757 | 5,525 |
| Switzerland | 174 | 1:47,201 | 6,376 |
| Argentina | 164 | 1:260,631 | 21,036 |
| England | 153 | 1:364,170 | 25,923 |
| Netherlands | 152 | 1:111,100 | 17,774 |
| Spain | 74 | 1:631,784 | 28,875 |
| Thailand | 63 | 1:1,121,244 | 165,873 |
| Sweden | 63 | 1:156,298 | 10,904 |
| Venezuela | 60 | 1:503,401 | 9,605 |
| Denmark | 59 | 1:95,673 | 9,081 |
| Luxembourg | 58 | 1:10,009 | 1,703 |
| Mexico | 53 | 1:2,342,004 | 20,289 |
| Italy | 49 | 1:1,248,096 | 75,884 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Norway | 38 | 1:135,323 | 17,347 |
| Slovakia | 32 | 1:166,764 | 29,092 |
| Belgium | 32 | 1:359,270 | 39,406 |
| Namibia | 26 | 1:92,669 | 8,353 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Aruba | 14 | 1:7,391 | 1,045 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Peru | 9 | 1:3,531,569 | 31,288 |
| Croatia | 9 | 1:469,845 | 36,710 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 23 | 1:1,059,799 | 41,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,542 | 1:32,567 | 3,926 |
Kirchner (62) may also be a first name.
Kirchner Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) A minor official of a church who had charge of sacristy and its contents.
User-submitted Reference
This is a German surname, meaning 'dweller by a church'.
- deleted-173293Kirchner Demographics
Average Male Kirchner Height
177.63 cm
Average Female Kirchner Height
163.33 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kirchner Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kirchner Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kirchner (Arabic: كرشنر) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kirchner? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 9,422nd most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 121,299 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Kirchner live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe. Kirchner is also the 1,246,114th most numerous forename at a global level. It is borne by 62 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 38,102 people, or 1 in 2,113. In Germany Kirchner is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 17 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live and Thuringia, where 13 percent live. Aside from Germany it is found in 70 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and Austria, where 3 percent live.
Kirchner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kirchner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kirchner last name rose 882 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 665 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kirchner Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kirchner surname are 13.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.12% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kirchner earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 12.26% more than the national average, earning 388,500 kr per year; in Peru they earn 25.23% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,494 per year; in South Africa they earn 9.59% more than the national average, earning R 260,424 per year; in United States they earn 5.99% more than the national average, earning $45,733 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.61% more than the national average, earning $53,464 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kierchner | 94 | 32 | / |
| Kairchner | 94 | 7 | / |
| Kirchnner | 94 | 3 | / |
| Kirrchner | 94 | 3 | / |
| Kirchsner | 94 | 2 | / |
| Kircshner | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kirchnier | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kirchnerr | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kirchneer | 94 | 0 | / |
| Keirchner | 94 | 0 | / |
| Kirchnear | 94 | 0 | / |
| Kirtchner | 94 | 0 | / |
| Kirhner | 93 | 71 | / |
| Kircner | 93 | 6 | / |
| Kirtschner | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kierrchner | 89 | 0 | / |
| Kerchner | 88 | 1,799 | / |
| Kirhnere | 88 | 58 | / |
| Kurchner | 88 | 53 | / |
| Kärchner | 88 | 46 | / |
| Kirkhner | 88 | 32 | / |
| Krechner | 88 | 19 | / |
| Kisrhner | 88 | 2 | / |
| Kürchner | 88 | 2 | / |
| Circhner | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kirchnerová | 84 | 335 | / |
| Kirchnerova | 84 | 1 | / |
| Kearchner | 82 | 38 | / |
| Kretchner | 82 | 25 | / |
| Krezchner | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kertchner | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kirjner | 80 | 71 | / |
| Kirčner | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kerhner | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kretschner | 78 | 44 | / |
| Kearrchner | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kreczner | 75 | 18 | / |
| Kyrkhner | 75 | 13 | / |
| Crechner | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kretzschner | 74 | 2 | / |
| Krettschner | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kretschnear | 74 | 0 | / |
| Keerchgneer | 74 | 0 | / |
| Kiertzner | 71 | 84 | / |
| Kerthzner | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kyrzner | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kerjner | 67 | 17 | / |
Kirchner Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kirchner in the Arabic language | ||
| كرشنر | krshnr | - |
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