Schürch Surname

150,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,919 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Schürch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schürch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland2,8441:2,888362
Germany661:1,219,78078,810
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

The alternate forms: Schurch (765) are calculated separately.

Schürch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schürch is found most frequently in Switzerland. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Schurch. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schürch? popularity and diffusion

Schürch is the 150,965th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,496,590 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Schürch reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Schürch is most frequently held in Switzerland, where it is carried by 2,844 people, or 1 in 2,888. In Switzerland it is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Bern, where 39 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 11 percent reside and Canton of Lucerne, where 10 percent reside. Besides Switzerland this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 2 percent reside and Czechia, where 0 percent reside.

Schürch Last Name Statistics demography

Schürch earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 6.45% more than the national average, earning 368,419 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schurch95765/
Schirch86148/
Schürchová822/
Schuerch80234/
Schursch8021/
Schirsch8016/
Schierch809/
Church7769,608/
Schürz77861/
Shurch773/
Schurc772/
Schürs771/
Shorch771/
Shirch771/
Schiersch75187/
Churche7117/
Schürtz7110/
Churchs715/
Schurcz712/
Churrch711/
Chuirch711/
Schursh710/
Surch67405/
Sorch6756/
Zürch6752/
Circh678/
Shoorche671/
Shorc671/
Churchje671/

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Schürch Reference & Research

Schurch DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Schurch FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Schürch
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis