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 surname Rursch is found most in The United States. It may appear as a variant: Rürsch. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rursch? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rursch is the 1,918,812th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. Rursch occurs predominantly 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.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 5,663,421. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 77 percent live, Iowa, where 8 percent live and Oregon, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 26 percent live and Germany, where 6 percent live.

Rursch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rursch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rursch last name rose 1,067 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rursch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rursch surname are 23.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 76.47% 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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