Purtscher Surname

549,140th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 582 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Purtscher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purtscher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria3631:23,4583,674
Uruguay1311:26,1973,047
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Purtscher Last Name Facts

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

The last name Purtscher is found in Austria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Purtscher? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 549,140th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 12,521,557 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Purtscher reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Purtscher is most commonly occurring in Austria, where it is borne by 363 people, or 1 in 23,458. In Austria Purtscher is most numerous in: Vorarlberg, where 37 percent are found, Tyrol, where 32 percent are found and Vienna, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Austria this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Uruguay, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Purtscher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Purtscher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Purtscher surname rose 227 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Purtscher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Purtscher last name are 43.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 90% registered with the party.

Purtscher earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.7% less than the national average, earning $42,845 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Purtschert95651/
Portscher89130/
Pirtscher8913/
Purstcher891/
Purcher8839/
Purscer880/
Pourcher82650/
Portsche8293/
Purcer80156/
Purche8017/
Pourchere7815/
Purtzer75161/
Pürcher75130/
Portser7555/
Pourche753/
Purchse752/
Purce71295/
Portschy71255/
Pourcheh7181/
Portschi7112/
Puertzer719/
Pourzher711/
Pourcier711/
Purcea67965/
Purcey6797/
Purzer6794/
Purtsi6764/
Porcer6741/
Purchi6723/
Purcee673/
Purchy672/
Purtze672/
Purcse671/
Purtsa671/
Pourchair671/
Pource670/
Purceh670/
Peurce670/
Purcie670/

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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 Purtscher
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