Kirschner Surname

21,999th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,718 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Kirschner Surname Definition:

See Kurschner.

Kirschner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany12,7021:6,338770
United States6,2961:57,5706,831
Austria1,7151:4,965565
Brazil7491:285,81411,005
Israel5591:15,3092,287
Slovakia4701:11,3541,415
Canada3701:99,58310,815
Hungary3481:28,2083,112
France2551:260,48140,169
Czechia2051:51,8718,695
Switzerland1271:64,6697,915
England1171:476,22330,919
Argentina1151:371,68228,832
South Africa941:576,35944,560
Romania851:236,21022,608
Poland851:447,16246,049
Australia551:490,83137,357
Mexico551:2,256,84019,878
Netherlands401:422,17943,576
Denmark381:148,54513,026
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Spain301:1,558,40147,033
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Norway181:285,68329,080
Croatia171:248,74126,882
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
China101:136,732,1577,199
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Macau21:300,8151,009
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2741:183,28016,270

Kirschner (18) may also be a first name.

Kirschner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

See Kurschner.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) One who prepared skins, a furrier.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kirschner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kirschner occurs most in Germany. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirschner? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 21,999th most frequent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 294,827 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Kirschner live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 59 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 18 people.

The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 12,702 people, or 1 in 6,338. In Germany Kirschner is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 31 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live. Aside from Germany Kirschner is found in 48 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live and Austria, where 7 percent live.

Kirschner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kirschner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kirschner last name expanded 2,298 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,340 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kirschner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kirschner surname are 38.3% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 91.53% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kirschner earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 23.05% more than the national average, earning 425,867 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 30.12% more than the national average, earning R 309,204 per year; in United States they earn 17.43% more than the national average, earning $50,672 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.61% more than the national average, earning $54,953 CAD per year.

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