Lorch Surname

94,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,051 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lorch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lorch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,8301:28,4473,737
United States1,7711:204,66320,084
Canada1121:328,97830,038
Switzerland581:141,60213,683
England441:1,266,32057,817
France391:1,703,147154,208
Israel271:316,94927,106
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Wales151:206,30213,003
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3191:157,42514,458

The alternate forms: Lörch (693) are calculated separately.

Lorch (11) may also be a first name.

Lorch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lorch occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Lörch. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lorch? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 94,315th most common last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,442,793 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Lorch live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe. Lorch is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used forename throughout the world It is held by 11 people.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is held by 2,830 people, or 1 in 28,447. In Germany Lorch is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 54 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 12 percent reside and Hesse, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Lorch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lorch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lorch surname grew 555 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 147 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lorch Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Lorch last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lorch surname are 15.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.6% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lorch earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 90.41% less than the national average, earning R 22,800 per year; in United States they earn 16.27% more than the national average, earning $50,170 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.67% less than the national average, earning $48,355 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lörch93693/
Loerch91540/
Lorsch91301/
Lorc'h9136/
Lorche913/
Llorch911/
Lorc8966/
Lorsche8335/
Lortsch8317/
Lerch8022,387/
Larch801,558/
Lurch80276/
Lorci8046/
Lärch8023/
Lorce8019/
Lorsh809/
Loirc806/
Llorc803/
Lorhe801/
Lorkh801/
Lorcs801/
Larche732,028/
Lgarch73343/
Lharch73274/
Lourci73225/
Llarch73216/
Larsch73138/
Laarch73136/
Lartch7327/
Liorci7311/
Leerch736/
Lörche733/
Lorshe732/
Lärche732/
Lorsth731/
Liarch731/
Larzch731/
Latrch731/
Llorce731/
Lurcht731/
Lyarch730/
Laurch730/
Leurch730/
Laerch730/
Lource730/
Lorz671,842/
Lors67313/
Laarche67174/
Lorx6732/
Larc6729/
Latrche679/
L'Arche679/
Lharche674/
Lahrche674/
Laharch674/
Laursch671/
Larsche671/
Lorš671/
Larchce671/
Lartsch670/
Lathrch670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lorch
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