Rursch Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Rursch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rursch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Austria241:354,81038,119
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Rürsch (9) are calculated separately.

Rursch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rursch occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Rürsch. Click here to see other possible spellings of Rursch.

How Common Is The Last Name Rursch? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,918,812th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. The surname Rursch occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Rursch are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 5,663,421. In The United States Rursch is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 77 percent reside, Iowa, where 8 percent reside and Oregon, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 26 percent reside and Germany, where 6 percent reside.

Rursch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rursch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rursch last name rose 1,067 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rursch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rursch are 23.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 76.47% being registered with the party.

Rursch earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53.75% less than the national average, earning $19,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rürsch949/
Rurch910/
Rirsch83106/
Rorsch8318/
Raurch831/
Rourch831/
Rurs805/
Roersch77128/
Riersch779/
Ruers73182/
Rours7375/
Reurs7364/
Ruurs7362/
Ruhrs7323/
Rurse731/
Rurss731/
Rurrs730/
Raurs730/
Rourss673/
Rhurst671/
Rourse671/
Rource670/
Rirs6011/
Rors608/
Roers55507/
Riers5532/
Rhors553/
Rührs552/
Rorrs550/
Rihrs550/
Roors550/
Roehrs501,421/

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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 Rursch
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