Koelch Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Koelch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koelch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Koelch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Koelch occurs in Austria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Koelch? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Koelch live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Koelch is most numerous in Austria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 2,838,478. In Austria Koelch is primarily concentrated in: Lower Austria, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Austria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent are found.

Koelch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Koelch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Koelch surname decreased 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koelsch921,874/
Kelch915,988/
Kolch91281/
Koellsch8676/
Koelzsch868/
Koelsche865/
Koeltsch861/
Keilch8349/
Kielch8348/
Kolchė831/
Koelsh830/
Koelhs830/
Kealch830/
Koeltzsch805/
Coelsch77178/
Koulche776/
Kaelsch771/
Koultch771/
Keilech770/
Kalch73346/
Koelz73176/
Kulch7359/
Kölch7347/
Colch7318/
Qolch731/
Qelch731/
Kieltsch71157/
Quelch671,615/
Koeltz67103/
Coulch6735/
Kulche6729/
Coelce6723/
Khulch675/
Kielcz674/
Khalch673/
Coehlc671/
Koeles671/
Koells670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Koelch
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