Pichlbauer Surname

461,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Pichlbauer Surname User-submission:

Pichler and similar surnames derive from the old Bavarian names for a 'hill', which are pichl, pichel or bühel. Bühel is the oldest version, pichel and pichl derived from it. Bavarian is a German idiom, which is most common in Austria and southern Germany, mainly Bavaria.

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Pichlbauer Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria6821:12,4861,774
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934

Pichlbauer Surname Meaning

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Pichler and similar surnames derive from the old Bavarian names for a 'hill', which are pichl, pichel or bühel. Bühel is the oldest version, pichel and pichl derived from it. Bavarian is a German idiom, which is most common in Austria and southern Germany, mainly Bavaria.

The surnames Pichler and Pichl therefore mean 'one who lives on the hill'.

Pichlbauer or Pichelbauer means 'the farmer on the hill', where bauer means 'farmer'.

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Pichlbauer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pichlbauer is held by more people in Austria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pichlbauer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 461,133rd most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,955,664 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pichlbauer live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Pichlbauer is most widely held in Austria, where it is carried by 682 people, or 1 in 12,486. In Austria it is mostly concentrated in: Lower Austria, where 39 percent live, Styria, where 29 percent live and Upper Austria, where 23 percent live. Other than Austria Pichlbauer occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 5 percent live and Switzerland, where 2 percent live.

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Pichelbauer95160/
Pichalbauer951/
Bichlbauer9061/
Pichelhuber761/
Puchalber7410/
Bichelhuber6763/
Pichelhoper671/
Bichelhüber671/
Biechelhuber649/
Pochuluberry642/
Pocheluberry642/
Bachelber631/
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