Pelcher Surname

482,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 691 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Pelcher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelcher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5441:666,28553,204
South Africa831:652,74348,091
Ukraine261:1,750,873130,688
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England21:27,859,030389,889
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1261:398,56129,579

Pelcher Last Name Facts

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

Pelcher (Russian: Пельчер) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelcher? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 482,070th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 10,546,376 people. Pelcher occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Pelcher are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 544 people, or 1 in 666,285. In The United States Pelcher is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 24 percent are found, Michigan, where 20 percent are found and New Jersey, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 12 percent are found and Ukraine, where 4 percent are found.

Pelcher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pelcher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pelcher last name grew 432 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pelcher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pelcher last name are 6.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.21% registered with the political party.

The amount Pelcher earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.48% more than the national average, earning R 426,516 per year; in United States they earn 0.24% less than the national average, earning $43,045 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.5% more than the national average, earning $49,930 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poelcher9331/
Peltcher9322/
Pelchier9310/
Pelscher931/
Phelcher930/
Pelcer92338/
Pelche9222/
Puelscher8812/
Pilcher8611,930/
Pelczer86255/
Polcher86188/
Palcher86154/
Plecher86151/
Pelcere8671/
Pölcher8633/
Pelcear8632/
Pelsher865/
Pelkher865/
Pellcer862/
Pealche861/
Pelchet861/
Pelcier861/
Peltcer861/
Pelchez861/
Pløcher861/
Pelceur861/
Pelchey860/
Pfelcer860/
Pelce83111/
Pletcher804,621/
Pellecer801,634/
Pülscher8058/
Piltcher8029/
Petleche8014/
Pelleche808/
Poelczer805/
Pillcher805/
Pilchier803/
Philcher802/
Puelcker802/
Pitlcher801/
Peelchir801/
Pfaelcer800/
Pelzer7714,894/
Pelser779,116/
Pelger771,271/
Plecer77160/
Pilcer77157/
Pelker77152/
Pleche77133/
Pelcha77127/
Pelchy7770/
Pelcea7770/
Pilche7767/
Pelshe779/
Pehlce771/
Pelkhe771/
Pelżer771/
Pelché771/
Pelchi771/
Pelcey770/
Pelcet770/
Pletscher75907/
Pilscheur7514/
Pelcerová752/
Pletcsher751/
Piltscher751/
Peellecer751/
Pellecere750/
Pfletcher750/
Plce731/
Peltzer713,755/
Poelker71544/
Poelzer71291/
Plecker71261/
Pelsser71185/
Peltser71141/
Pfletscher7164/
Plesher7160/
Puelker7143/
Pellchi7140/
Pilczer7135/
Paelzer7119/
Plettscher7114/
Pölczer7113/
Pfelzer7113/
Pelshea7112/
Plechey719/
Plehker716/
Pelsert714/
Pilsher712/
Pfelger712/
Pelkert711/
Pellece711/
Pilcherová711/
Vpelker711/
Pielker711/
Pflcker711/
Pelczerova711/
Pilchie710/
Pellser710/
Pilchir710/
Pelkier710/
Pelsier710/
Pfelker710/
Pilchee710/
Pelgier710/
Pfelser710/
Pilchet710/
Pelse67285/
Pelge6797/
Pfaelzer6757/
Pellechi6755/
Pelcy6737/
Pelze6726/
Pelttser6718/
Poehlker6715/
Pellezer6714/
Pillecer6712/
Plece677/
Pelše675/
Pilce673/
Plethcer671/
Plzer671/
Pelleser671/
Pelcé671/
Plger671/
Puelschi670/

Pelcher Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pelcher in the Russian language
Пельчерpelcer-

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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 Pelcher
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