Pichler Surname
Approximately 41,364 people bear this surname
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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 26,841 | 1:317 | 6 |
| Germany | 5,035 | 1:15,989 | 2,111 |
| Italy | 4,981 | 1:12,278 | 1,948 |
| United States | 1,434 | 1:252,761 | 23,994 |
| Israel | 510 | 1:16,780 | 2,519 |
| Switzerland | 477 | 1:17,218 | 2,824 |
| Brazil | 438 | 1:488,754 | 18,455 |
| Hungary | 421 | 1:23,317 | 2,595 |
| Canada | 151 | 1:244,011 | 23,241 |
| Croatia | 120 | 1:35,238 | 7,209 |
| Australia | 110 | 1:245,415 | 22,739 |
| Czechia | 108 | 1:98,458 | 16,343 |
| France | 86 | 1:772,357 | 94,336 |
| England | 86 | 1:647,884 | 37,755 |
| Thailand | 78 | 1:905,620 | 141,791 |
| Sweden | 68 | 1:144,805 | 10,193 |
| Poland | 54 | 1:703,866 | 59,770 |
| Romania | 36 | 1:557,719 | 41,269 |
| Argentina | 32 | 1:1,335,732 | 76,713 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Netherlands | 28 | 1:603,113 | 52,179 |
| Slovenia | 26 | 1:95,680 | 11,418 |
| Spain | 26 | 1:1,798,155 | 50,469 |
| Denmark | 25 | 1:225,789 | 17,947 |
| Paraguay | 19 | 1:380,881 | 5,564 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Serbia | 4 | 1:1,786,237 | 30,138 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Liechtenstein | 3 | 1:12,793 | 1,395 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
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.
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Footnotes
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