Polcher Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Polcher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polcher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1521:529,64144,407
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Pölcher (33) are calculated separately.

Polcher Last Name Facts

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

Polcher occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Pölcher. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Polcher? popularity and diffusion

The surname Polcher is the 1,235,409th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Polcher live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 152 people, or 1 in 529,641. In Germany Polcher is most frequent in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 77 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent reside and Saarland, where 7 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Argentina, where 2 percent reside.

Polcher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Polcher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Polcher surname increased 867 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Polcher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Polcher last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

Polcher earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.54% more than the national average, earning $46,836 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pölcher9533/
Polchert9364/
Poelcher9331/
Polscher9324/
Polcer92250/
Polche9294/
Pelcher86691/
Pulcher86630/
Polczer86414/
Palcher86154/
Polchet8624/
Polches8622/
Polscer8615/
Polcser868/
Polsher860/
Polce831,182/
Pulchert8019/
Pelchier8010/
Pulchere801/
Polczert801/
Pholkher801/
Pulcheir801/
Poulceur800/
Phelcher800/
Polscherová781/
Polzer774,904/
Polchi77546/
Polcha77184/
Palcer77105/
Polser7793/
Polker7755/
Polger7741/
Poljer7712/
Polcet7710/
Palche774/
Polece773/
Poolce771/
Polché771/
Polcerová75122/
Phulchere7512/
Polscheit755/
Polcerova753/
Polchaire751/
Polchai71595/
Palchei71357/
Polezer71157/
Palchey7189/
Poltzer7159/
Polchyi7157/
Palczer7153/
Polgert7122/
Poltser7119/
Polshet7115/
Polscha7114/
Polczerová7111/
Polkerd7111/
Pholcha7111/
Palches7110/
Paulche7110/
Polesir718/
Poolcha718/
Polchis717/
Polecee715/
Pollece714/
Pollscheit714/
Pohlker714/
Polchui714/
Polscea713/
Poleser713/
Polczerova713/
Polchay712/
Polchiy711/
Polzere711/
Poulker711/
Poulser711/
Palchet711/
Palecer711/
Palcert711/
Pohlscheid711/
Polsert711/
Poulchi711/
Polhese711/
Polchoi711/
Polquer711/
Poulger710/
Palce671,759/
Polge671,523/
Polci67707/
Poolkerd67103/
Pholkerd67102/
Polse6774/
Palczert6769/
Polše6762/
Pholchai6762/
Polze6753/
Poolchai6752/
Pohlscheidt6721/
Pfoltzer6711/
Polsitch678/
Polje675/
Poolchit674/
Pholgerd673/
Poolchoy673/
Pholchay672/
Poolchuy672/
Poolgerd672/
Polcy671/
Poldjear671/
Polschii671/
Peelchir671/
Pollchai671/
Pholchoy671/
Pholkert671/
Polchaai671/
Pallecer670/

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