Purcher Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Purcher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
The alternate forms: Pürcher (130) are calculated separately.
Purcher Demographics
Average Purcher Salary in
United States
$28,531 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Purcher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purcher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Purcher is found most in Australia. It can also appear as a variant: Pürcher. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Purcher? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,141,416th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 62 percent of Purcher reside; 62 percent reside in Australasia and 62 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.
The surname is most common in Australia, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 1,124,821. In Australia it is most common in: Western Australia, where 58 percent are found and Northern Territory, where 42 percent are found. Without taking into account Australia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.
Purcher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Purcher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Purcher last name increased 156 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Purcher Last Name Statistics demography
Purcher earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.88% less than the national average, earning $28,531 USD per year.
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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 Purcher
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