Picher Surname
Approximately 1,660 people bear this surname
Picher Surname Definition:
(English) One who covered or calked ships with pitch.
Picher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 456 | 1:80,802 | 9,022 |
| Spain | 348 | 1:134,345 | 10,163 |
| Austria | 233 | 1:36,547 | 5,912 |
| Poland | 163 | 1:233,183 | 29,962 |
| United States | 158 | 1:2,294,044 | 142,811 |
| France | 148 | 1:448,802 | 64,499 |
| Hungary | 33 | 1:297,463 | 22,531 |
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Venezuela | 13 | 1:2,323,391 | 26,733 |
| Peru | 12 | 1:2,648,677 | 28,015 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Moldova | 5 | 1:712,274 | 39,996 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 94 | 1:534,241 | 37,003 |
Picher Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) One who covered or calked ships with pitch.
Picher Demographics
Picher Political Affiliation
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Picher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Picher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Picher is most common in Canada. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Picher? popularity and diffusion
It is the 240,883rd most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 4,390,088 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Picher live; 37 percent live in North America and 23 percent live in Gallo-North America.
The last name Picher is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is held by 456 people, or 1 in 80,802. In Canada Picher is most common in: Quebec, where 84 percent are found, Ontario, where 9 percent are found and British Columbia, where 6 percent are found. Besides Canada this last name exists in 29 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 21 percent are found and Austria, where 14 percent are found.
Picher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Picher has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 168 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Picher Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Picher are 14.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 67.5% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Picher earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 48.91% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,904 per year; in United States they earn 15.5% more than the national average, earning $49,835 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.47% less than the national average, earning $46,966 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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