Pucher Surname

87,161st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,522 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Pucher Surname User-submission:

A Surname of German origin. It means 'pilgrim' in the Bavarian dialect. Today we can find two variants of the surname: Puecher or Pücher; the ue combination was changed over time to ü, only in German speaking countries, except for the Bavarians who had already emigrated and were settled in other countries (90% emigrated to Austria, but a part of it today belongs to Italy, after WWI).

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Pucher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria3,8751:2,198182
Germany5861:137,38116,689
United States3771:961,43071,554
Poland1741:218,44128,573
Hungary711:138,25712,695
France681:976,805110,007
Slovakia521:102,62419,507
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
Canada411:898,67368,969
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Italy301:2,038,55689,453
Australia281:964,13257,058
Czechia201:531,67354,411
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
England101:5,571,806158,774
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Pücher (37) are calculated separately.

Pucher Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Surname of German origin. It means 'pilgrim' in the Bavarian dialect. Today we can find two variants of the surname: Puecher or Pücher; the ue combination was changed over time to ü, only in German speaking countries, except for the Bavarians who had already emigrated and were settled in other countries (90% emigrated to Austria, but a part of it today belongs to Italy, after WWI). In the middle ages the surname was called "Puecher zu walkersaich", the latter being a city of Bavaria, Germany.

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This surname comes from the long lost men of Asgard.

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Pucher Last Name Facts

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

Pucher (Russian: Пучер) is carried by more people in Austria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Pücher. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pucher? popularity and diffusion

Pucher is the 87,161st most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,319,729 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Pucher are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Austria, where it is held by 3,875 people, or 1 in 2,198. In Austria Pucher is most prevalent in: Styria, where 44 percent reside, Carinthia, where 22 percent reside and Upper Austria, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Austria this surname occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Pucher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pucher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pucher surname grew 12,567 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pucher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pucher surname are 12.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.74% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pucher earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 21.72% more than the national average, earning $52,523 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.24% more than the national average, earning $65,701 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pücher9437/
Puchert921,259/
Poucher921,188/
Puscher92581/
Puecher92204/
Putcher92161/
Puicher92126/
Paucher9232/
Puhcher921/
Puccher921/
Pucheur920/
Puche9114,033/
Pucer91512/
Putscher86549/
Pauscher86146/
Puschert8687/
Pouchert8637/
Peuscher8634/
Peuchert8616/
Pfuscher8610/
Pauchert864/
Paucsher861/
Phucherd861/
Peucheur860/
Pouscher860/
Poutcher860/
Pucheu831,701/
Picher831,660/
Pocher83643/
Pucker83428/
Puchyr83247/
Puchet83183/
Puches83155/
Pouche83152/
Puchea83108/
Pusher8392/
Puchir8373/
Puchie8365/
Putche8334/
Pukher8330/
Pucheľ8330/
Pucser8316/
Puhger8312/
Puchez8312/
Pauche8311/
Paucer8310/
Puchír839/
Puchey837/
Pusche837/
Pucheĺ835/
Pujher834/
Puccer832/
Peuche832/
Phuche832/
Puchee832/
Puchhe831/
Pfuche831/
Puchei831/
Puczer831/
Puiche831/
Peucer830/
Poucer830/
Puce802,389/
Pucherová8070/
Pucherova8010/
Puttscher803/
Peutscher801/
Pauchet773,029/
Pouchet77680/
Peucker77548/
Pouchie77363/
Putsche77288/
Pausche77113/
Pouches7789/
Puckert7761/
Paucker7755/
Peuchet7749/
Poecher7729/
Pousche7720/
Pauchey7720/
Püscher7712/
Poutche7711/
Pauchie778/
Puchett777/
Pauchez776/
Pichier774/
Phouche774/
Pousher773/
Pukhert772/
Poocher772/
Puschej772/
Püchert772/
Pouchee771/
Putcier771/
Puckerr771/
Poucker771/
Picheur771/
Pfucker771/
Peuchie771/
Pochier771/
Puchetz771/
Pushert771/
Picheer771/
Pichher771/
Putchey771/
Puchoey771/
Peuches770/
Pausher770/
Pouchez770/
Putsher770/
Puschet770/
Pujer7313,433/
Poche735,988/
Pucha734,672/
Puchi732,667/
Puger73867/
Pouce73210/
Puchy73175/
Puser73105/
Puker7381/
Puchý7378/
Pucet7370/
Pucea7358/
Puhse7336/
Puzer7330/
Pauce7328/
Puchá7327/
Puhze7324/
Pucej7320/
Pushe7318/
Pocer7315/
Puces7310/
Putce735/
Pucey735/
Pucie734/
Pukhe733/
Puuce731/
Puxer731/
Puhce731/
Pucee731/
Puxce731/
Puice730/
Peuce730/
Peuckert71997/
Püttcher7161/
Pauckert7134/
Potscher7134/
Puschett7117/
Puchchhe718/
Putchett712/
Pauseher711/
Puckertt711/
Paushert711/
Pouchoir711/
Paukhert710/
Poschier710/
Pouchett710/
Poescher710/
Peuker672,858/
Putzer671,809/
Peuser671,272/
Pauker671,204/
Pauser67898/
Poucet67825/
Pauchi67780/
Pukhyr67666/
Pusser67431/
Pushee67288/
Pocker67260/
Pauzer67259/
Puzzer67238/
Pochee67236/
Pusich67180/
Pauger67168/
Puchha67158/
Pushie67145/
Pukhir67140/
Putker67137/
Paucha67125/
Puszer67125/
Puchýř67122/
Puchai67105/
Puchoi6794/
Poeche6792/
Puicha6790/
Püsche6774/
Pochea6768/
Puscha6763/
Phucha6755/
Poucha6751/
Pochie6747/
Paucet6742/
Poetscher6739/
Pukere6735/
Paušer6731/
Puchui6730/
Pfucha6729/
Pushea6728/
Pouger6727/
Pücker6726/
Puchis6724/
Peußer6723/
Pushey6722/
Putser6720/
Pugger6718/
Puuchi6717/
Pukier6717/
Posher6714/
Pucheľová6714/
Puchaa6713/
Paushe6713/
Pouser6711/
Puschi6711/
Puzier6710/
Pucich6710/
Puceat6710/
Phushe679/
Puquer679/
Putchi677/
Peuchi677/
Puchit677/
Pukerd677/
Poucheová676/
Pochei676/
Phujer675/
Poucey675/
Pushes674/
Bpoche674/
Pouzer674/
Puicea674/
Pucett673/
Puchhi673/
Puiser673/
Puchirová673/
Puichi673/
Pouchy673/
Puchírová673/
Puchii672/
Pfuger672/
Pokher672/
Poushe672/
Pouchi672/
Pukert672/
Puchirova672/
Puzser672/
Pouchè672/
Pouché672/
Pűcherová672/
Peutchehe672/
Pauhse672/
Puchio672/
Pouker671/
Puiker671/
Pochey671/
Pochhe671/
Paucey671/
Pusych671/
Putshe671/
Puchih671/
Puchiy671/
Pukhre671/
Pfoche671/
Phoker671/
Pichyr671/
Pfuker671/
Pocier671/
Pucets671/
Puchay671/
Pucheĺová671/
Puchyrova671/
Pucych671/
Puscerova671/
Pusere671/
Poucez671/
Puycha671/
Pukeur671/
Pochir671/
Phuchi671/
Pichir671/
Puyzer671/
Pausehert670/
Pucies670/
Putcey670/
Peuger670/
Peuzer670/
Pushez670/

Pucher Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pucher in the Russian language
Пучерpucer-

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