Loerscher Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Loerscher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loerscher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England11:55,718,059489,080
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Loerscher Last Name Facts

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

The surname Loerscher has its highest incidence in Germany. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Loerscher? popularity and diffusion

The surname Loerscher is the 8,968,613th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Loerscher reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Loerscher is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 40,252,730. In Germany Loerscher is primarily found in: Saxony, where 50 percent live. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent live and Luxembourg, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loercher94130/
Lorscher946/
Lerscher940/
Lersher880/
Lörscher8271/
Lurscher820/
Laercher820/
Loerce801/
Lerser800/
Lörcher751,380/
Loerzer75120/
Lärcher754/
Lurcher753/
Loerger752/
Lorshir751/
Laerche751/
Laherche711/
Lerzer67239/
Lourseyre6737/
Loerge671/
Laerce671/
Lierzer63259/
Larsear6348/
Luerzer635/
Loerges632/
Loertje631/
Lahirschi561/
Lorser537/
Lorzer536/
Laersi531/
Laerge530/
Lorzier5010/
Laerces501/
Lourcer500/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Loerscher
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