Purtschert Surname
Approximately 651 people bear this surname
Purtschert Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 531 | 1:15,467 | 2,543 |
| Ecuador | 110 | 1:144,599 | 7,007 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Purtschert Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purtschert Come From? nationality or country of origin
Purtschert is found most in Switzerland. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Purtschert? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 504,389th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 11,194,387 people. Purtschert is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Purtschert live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe.
Purtschert is most common in Switzerland, where it is borne by 531 people, or 1 in 15,467. In Switzerland it is primarily found in: Canton of Lucerne, where 40 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 12 percent reside and Canton of Aargau, where 11 percent reside. Other than Switzerland this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Ecuador, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purtscher | 95 | 582 | / |
| Purchert | 89 | 1 | / |
| Portscher | 84 | 130 | / |
| Pourchert | 84 | 1 | / |
| Purstcher | 84 | 1 | / |
| Purcher | 82 | 39 | / |
| Purscer | 82 | 0 | / |
| Pourcher | 78 | 650 | / |
| Purcherd | 78 | 0 | / |
| Purcer | 75 | 156 | / |
| Pourchere | 74 | 15 | / |
| Purtzer | 71 | 161 | / |
| Pürcher | 71 | 130 | / |
| Portser | 71 | 55 | / |
| Pourzher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pourcier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Purzer | 63 | 94 | / |
| Porcer | 63 | 41 | / |
| Pourchair | 63 | 1 | / |
| Pourchaire | 60 | 166 | / |
| Pourchayre | 60 | 10 | / |
| Porcier | 59 | 57 | / |
| Pourzer | 59 | 1 | / |
| Porhcer | 59 | 1 | / |
| Purzear | 59 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Purtschert
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