Purcher Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Purcher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purcher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Pürcher (130) are calculated separately.

Purcher Last Name Facts

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

The last name Purcher occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Pürcher. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purcher? popularity and diffusion

The last name Purcher is the 3,141,416th most widespread surname globally It is 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 last name Purcher is most frequent in Australia, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 1,124,821. In Australia it is most common in: Western Australia, where 58 percent reside and Northern Territory, where 42 percent reside. Not including Australia Purcher is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Purcher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Purcher has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pürcher95130/
Pourcher93650/
Puercher9312/
Purscher931/
Purchert931/
Purcherd930/
Purcer92156/
Purche9217/
Purher921/
Purtscher88582/
Pourchier88286/
Pourchere8815/
Purstcher881/
Pourchert881/
Porcher866,501/
Pircher866,373/
Pursche861,175/
Purches86444/
Pourche863/
Pourher863/
Purchie862/
Purcker861/
Purchet860/
Purscer860/
Purce83295/
Purhe83152/
Purtschert82651/
Pourchet801,013/
Pourchez80302/
Porchier8096/
Pourcheh8081/
Purchess8044/
Pürscher8036/
Poursher8029/
Porcheer801/
Pourkher801/
Pourcier801/
Pourzher801/
Pourchie800/
Purschey800/
Purser778,427/
Porche773,388/
Purcea77965/
Purger77662/
Purcha77395/
Purker77248/
Purkhe77148/
Purcey7797/
Purzer7794/
Porcer7741/
Purcet7728/
Purchi7723/
Purces776/
Purcee773/
Purshe772/
Purchy772/
Peurce770/
Purceh770/
Pource770/
Portscher75130/
Phourcheu754/
Pourchair751/
Purkert71393/
Pourchi71357/
Purchio71213/
Pourchaire71166/
Pourcet71166/
Purtzer71161/
Porchea71109/
Purchis7191/
Porcier7157/
Pourheh7152/
Purgert7151/
Porchey7147/
Pourhee7123/
Pourhei7114/
Pursser7113/
Pourger7113/
Pourhir7113/
Porchie7112/
Pourchayre7110/
Purcett717/
Porcker716/
Pursich712/
Porchee712/
Porsher712/
Pourché712/
Purquer712/
Porhcer711/
Purchit711/
Purshir711/
Pürkher711/
Purcess711/
Purgich711/
Purzych711/
Pourzer711/
Porchei711/
Purseur710/
Purzear710/
Purjear710/
Purrser710/
Porchir710/
Poercer710/
Purse671,624/
Purge67243/
Purje67237/
Pursheha67204/
Porce6771/
Purhi6753/
Purci6739/
Pfursich6737/
Purze6731/
Poursheh6730/
Pourshir6726/
Purchiss678/
Purcy673/
Pourkhir672/
Pourkier672/
Purkhird671/
Poersche671/
Purkerth671/
Pourzhee671/
Pourzhei671/
Purquere671/

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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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  • 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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