Poerschke Surname

232,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Poerschke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poerschke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,3011:61,8807,947
Brazil2611:820,20829,701
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
England21:27,859,030389,889
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Poerschke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poerschke is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poerschke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Poerschke is the 232,743rd most widespread last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 4,202,737 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Poerschke are found; 76 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 1,301 people, or 1 in 61,880. In Germany Poerschke is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 30 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 17 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 10 percent reside. Besides Germany it is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Poerschke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Poerschke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Poerschke last name increased 2,180 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Poerschke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Poerschke surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

The amount Poerschke earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 37.55% more than the national average, earning $59,350 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.9% less than the national average, earning $48,242 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poerschker952/
Perschke941,975/
Porschke94172/
Poerscke947/
Poersche941/
Poershke941/
Poerchke941/
Paerschke8984/
Pierschke8920/
Peerschke8913/
Poerschki893/
Perrschke891/
Pershke8875/
Perscke885/
Porscke882/
Poerske881/
Purschke821,404/
Pörschke821,141/
Pärschke8269/
Perschky8250/
Parschke8211/
Pürschke821/
Poerschi821/
Perschki821/
Perske80911/
Porske8049/
Poersk802/
Pörsschke781/
Pursche751,175/
Perskie7578/
Porszke7563/
Perscky7516/
Pörscke7515/
Pierske753/
Perschi752/
Poerski751/
Pershki751/
Porskey750/
Perskey750/
Powerski7128/
Pierszke717/
Pierskey711/
Powersky711/
Purschey710/
Persky671,554/
Perski671,061/
Powierski67561/
Perska67354/
Parske6792/
Perský6738/
Powiersky6711/
Powierska676/
Porski675/
Porska673/
Purske671/
Porsky671/
Porške671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Poerschke
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