Pigorsch Surname

637,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 478 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pigorsch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pigorsch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3721:216,41324,397
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Pigorsch Last Name Facts

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

Pigorsch is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pigorsch? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 637,196th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 15,245,912 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Pigorsch are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Pigorsch is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 372 people, or 1 in 216,413. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found, Brandenburg, where 17 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Pigorsch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pigorsch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pigorsch surname rose 1,171 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pigorsch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pigorsch last name are 38.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 85.19% registered with the political party.

The amount Pigorsch earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 10.39% less than the national average, earning $38,665 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $60,687 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piegorsch9413/
Pigorsh9334/
Pegorsch8862/
Pigarsch883/
Pigors86362/
Pegorch8012/
Piegors803/
Pegorsh803/
Picgors800/
Pegarsch7557/
Pegors7177/
Pigers713/
Pigurs711/
Piggers670/
Pegers5712/
Pegurs571/

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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 Pigorsch
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