Lörtscher Surname
Approximately 673 people bear this surname
Lörtscher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 650 | 1:12,635 | 2,095 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
The alternate forms: Lortscher (225) are calculated separately.
Lörtscher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lörtscher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lörtscher is carried by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Lortscher. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lörtscher? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 491,715th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 10,828,449 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Lörtscher live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name Lörtscher is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 650 people, or 1 in 12,635. In Switzerland Lörtscher is most prevalent in: Canton of Bern, where 52 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 15 percent are found and Canton of Aargau, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Switzerland it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 2 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.
Lörtscher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lörtscher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lörtscher surname contracted 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lortscher | 96 | 225 | / |
| Lörcher | 88 | 1,380 | / |
| Loertscher | 84 | 602 | / |
| Lerrtscher | 84 | 0 | / |
| Lortsher | 82 | 40 | / |
| Lertsche | 82 | 0 | / |
| Lörche | 80 | 3 | / |
| Loertsche | 78 | 1 | / |
| Lortshcer | 78 | 1 | / |
| Lörtzer | 75 | 8 | / |
| Lärcher | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lortser | 75 | 1 | / |
| Loertschee | 74 | 2 | / |
| Lörzer | 67 | 73 | / |
| Lärche | 67 | 2 | / |
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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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- 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 Lörtscher
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