Pichler Surname

13,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41,364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Pichler 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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Pichler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria26,8411:3176
Germany5,0351:15,9892,111
Italy4,9811:12,2781,948
United States1,4341:252,76123,994
Israel5101:16,7802,519
Switzerland4771:17,2182,824
Brazil4381:488,75418,455
Hungary4211:23,3172,595
Canada1511:244,01123,241
Croatia1201:35,2387,209
Australia1101:245,41522,739
Czechia1081:98,45816,343
France861:772,35794,336
England861:647,88437,755
Thailand781:905,620141,791
Sweden681:144,80510,193
Poland541:703,86659,770
Romania361:557,71941,269
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
Slovenia261:95,68011,418
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Paraguay191:380,8815,564
Belgium171:676,27358,718
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Norway111:467,48139,375
Jersey81:12,4002,398
China81:170,915,1968,932
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Serbia41:1,786,23730,138
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Liechtenstein31:12,7931,395
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Píchler (1) are calculated separately.

Pichler (148) may also be a first name.

Pichler Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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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Pichler Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pichler is held by more people in Austria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Píchler. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pichler? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 13,507th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 176,181 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Pichler live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 757,758th most frequent forename world-wide. It is borne by 148 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Austria, where it is borne by 26,841 people, or 1 in 317. In Austria Pichler is primarily found in: Styria, where 23 percent are found, Upper Austria, where 19 percent are found and Lower Austria, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Austria it is found in 61 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 12 percent are found and Italy, where 12 percent are found.

Pichler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pichler has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pichler surname grew 15,933 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,720 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pichler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pichler surname are 11.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.79% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pichler earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 6.2% more than the national average, earning 367,529 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 26.87% less than the national average, earning R 173,796 per year; in United States they earn 12.05% more than the national average, earning $48,349 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.31% more than the national average, earning $57,785 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Píchler951/
Pischler93212/
Peichler9359/
Pitchler9323/
Pichleer931/
Piechler931/
Picler9243/
Pichle923/
Paicheler88129/
Peischler8849/
Pitschler883/
Pechler86268/
Puchler86108/
Püchler8652/
Pikhler8625/
Picller8615/
Pishler8613/
Pichles863/
Pichlep861/
Piclier861/
Piclher861/
Piscler860/
Picle8311/
Pichlerová82147/
Pitzschler8251/
Pfitschler8212/
Pichlerova8210/
Pitchley80160/
Peschler80145/
Petchler8041/
Pechlert8027/
Peiclier8010/
Pechlerd802/
Puechler802/
Peachler801/
Pixler771,384/
Pichla77252/
Pisler7774/
Piclea7741/
Pijler7731/
Pichly7729/
Pichli7727/
Pecler7727/
Peicle7713/
Pißler778/
Pišler773/
Piscle771/
Pidcle771/
Pizler771/
Picley771/
Petschler75122/
Peuschler7511/
Petchlert756/
Petchlerd751/
Pitzler71210/
Pichhli7172/
Peisler7165/
Poisler7126/
Paisler7124/
Pykhler7119/
Piesler7117/
Petzschler7117/
Peshler7111/
Pechlerová7111/
Picelle7111/
Pischly7110/
Peizler7110/
Pichlis717/
Paizler715/
Peczler714/
Pischla713/
Peschle711/
Püchlerová711/
Pichlli711/
Peacler711/
Pähsler711/
Peißler711/
Phesler710/
Pfisler710/
Phisler710/
Picli67167/
Peciller67145/
Pisle6754/
Paiszler6721/
Pecle6715/
Peissler6714/
Petchley672/
Piscelle672/
Pietzler672/
Pixle671/
Pehssler671/
Peechles671/
Peitzler671/
Pizle671/
Phessler670/
Pesschle670/
Pheisler670/
Peachley670/

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