Piersch Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Piersch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Piersch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Piersch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Piersch is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Piersch? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most frequently held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Piersch are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 46 percent live, Iowa, where 31 percent live and Alaska, where 15 percent live. Not including The United States this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Austria, where 7 percent live.

Piersch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Piersch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Piersch last name increased 260 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Piersch Last Name Statistics demography

Piersch earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.87% less than the national average, earning $27,672 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piersche931/
Persch923,299/
Pirsch92985/
Pierch923/
Poersch861,371/
Pfirsch86115/
Persche86113/
Pfersch8647/
Paersch8614/
Perssch861/
Piers833,719/
Perch831,431/
Pirch83942/
Persh83180/
Pirsh832/
Pfersche802/
Pfeirsch801/
Pierce77195,033/
Perche773,792/
Pursch77692/
Pierse77604/
Pearch77478/
Percht77203/
Pairsh7776/
Piears7775/
Pietrs7740/
Pärsch7739/
Peiers7722/
Pershe7720/
Pyrsch7720/
Pirche775/
Petrsh773/
Pearsh773/
Pürsch773/
Pierrs772/
Pearsc771/
Phiers771/
Piersz771/
Pirshd771/
Paersh771/
Peersh771/
Peirch770/
Pirsce770/
Peerch770/
Perschová7523/
Pers732,708/
Pirs73246/
Puhrsch7115/
Paijers7111/
Pietrsz716/
Pierrce715/
Piierce713/
Peierce712/
Pearssh711/
Pfierce711/
Pieyars711/
Ppierce711/
Phierce711/
Piggers710/
Peihers710/
Pierstt710/
Poierce710/
Poursch710/
Peers678,307/
Pears674,360/
Perse671,358/
Pyers671,044/
Pyrch67760/
Peirs67484/
Perce67441/
Pehrs67112/
Puers6792/
Pursh6787/
Perst6786/
Pershova6777/
Petrs6749/
Pirse6744/
Persz6743/
Pairs6735/
Piors6725/
Perzh6721/
Pirsz6718/
Perss6716/
Pfers6710/
Poers679/
Perrs676/
Pirrs676/
Perås676/
Persd673/
Pitrs673/
Paers672/
Piersova672/
Peyrs671/
Pgers671/
Pirshova671/
D'Pierce671/
Peurs671/
Pyrsh671/
Perxh671/
Phers670/
Poirs670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Piersch
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