Pursch Surname

481,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Pursch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pursch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3381:238,18226,184
United States2261:1,603,801107,667
Austria451:189,23224,045
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Czechia171:625,49860,070
England131:4,286,005132,302
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Pürsch (3) are calculated separately.

Pursch Last Name Facts

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

Pursch is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Pürsch. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pursch? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 481,560th most numerous last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 10,531,136 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Pursch live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 338 people, or 1 in 238,182. In Germany Pursch is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 31 percent are found, Hesse, where 16 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 12 percent are found. Other than Germany Pursch exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Austria, where 7 percent are found.

Pursch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pursch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pursch last name grew 2,260 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pursch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pursch surname are 14.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.7% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pursch earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.66% less than the national average, earning R 105,360 per year and in United States they earn 2.62% less than the national average, earning $42,019 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pürsch943/
Pursche921,175/
Puhrsch9215/
Purscht920/
Poursch920/
Pursh9187/
Purch917/
Pirsch83985/
Poursh83142/
Purche8317/
Pourch8316/
Purshe832/
Paursh831/
Paurch830/
Purs8056/
Purschová8034/
Pfirsch77115/
Piersch7714/
Pourche773/
Purse731,624/
Purce73295/
Purss73257/
Porsh73231/
Pours7399/
Puers7392/
Paurs7353/
Pirsh732/
Purst732/
Peurs731/
Purrs731/
Purshova712/
Pourse673/
Paurst672/
Peurse671/
Pursse671/
Pource670/
Pourrs670/
Peurce670/

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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 Pursch
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