Storch Surname
Approximately 15,593 people bear this surname
Storch Surname User-submission:
Storch is the German word for the bird, stork. It is pronounced "storsh", unlike the hard -ch such as found in "starch".
Family crests depict the stork, often with a snake in its beak.
Storch Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 7,969 | 1:10,102 | 1,270 |
| United States | 3,615 | 1:100,265 | 11,137 |
| Brazil | 2,457 | 1:87,128 | 3,280 |
| Australia | 227 | 1:118,924 | 13,128 |
| Austria | 177 | 1:48,110 | 7,661 |
| Denmark | 140 | 1:40,319 | 4,211 |
| Canada | 109 | 1:338,033 | 30,736 |
| Israel | 106 | 1:80,732 | 9,742 |
| Greenland | 106 | 1:532 | 90 |
| Argentina | 100 | 1:427,434 | 32,472 |
| Poland | 88 | 1:431,918 | 44,930 |
| France | 66 | 1:1,006,405 | 112,047 |
| Ukraine | 56 | 1:812,905 | 81,323 |
| Russia | 38 | 1:3,792,712 | 188,390 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| England | 36 | 1:1,547,724 | 66,012 |
| Hungary | 33 | 1:297,463 | 22,531 |
| Czechia | 31 | 1:343,015 | 41,724 |
| Netherlands | 26 | 1:649,507 | 53,972 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:154,727 | 10,755 |
| Spain | 20 | 1:2,337,602 | 57,118 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Uruguay | 13 | 1:263,981 | 18,914 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| Paraguay | 10 | 1:723,675 | 8,089 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 426 | 1:117,884 | 11,557 |
The alternate forms: Störch (92) & Štorch (77) are calculated separately.
Storch (18) may also be a first name.
Storch Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Storch is the German word for the bird, stork. It is pronounced "storsh", unlike the hard -ch such as found in "starch".
Family crests depict the stork, often with a snake in its beak.
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Storch Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Storch Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Storch Come From? nationality or country of origin
Storch (Russian: Сторч) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Störch or Štorch. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Storch? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 34,013th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 467,360 people. Storch is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Storch reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Storch is also the 2,608,198th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 18 people.
Storch is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 7,969 people, or 1 in 10,102. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Hesse, where 19 percent live, Thuringia, where 16 percent live and Bavaria, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this surname is found in 48 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and Brazil, where 16 percent live.
Storch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Storch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Storch surname increased 849 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 3,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Storch Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Storch surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Storch surname are 12.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.78% registered with the political party.
The amount Storch earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 104.06% more than the national average, earning R 484,920 per year; in United States they earn 14.61% more than the national average, earning $49,453 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.29% more than the national average, earning $53,307 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Störch | 94 | 92 | / |
| Štorch | 94 | 77 | / |
| Sztorch | 92 | 119 | / |
| Storche | 92 | 54 | / |
| Stoerch | 92 | 18 | / |
| Shtorch | 92 | 13 | / |
| Storsch | 92 | 4 | / |
| Stortch | 92 | 2 | / |
| Stoorch | 92 | 1 | / |
| Storchs | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sthorch | 92 | 1 | / |
| Stoirch | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sstorch | 92 | 1 | / |
| Storc | 91 | 285 | / |
| Sthorsch | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sztorc | 83 | 1,584 | / |
| Starch | 83 | 1,121 | / |
| Sturch | 83 | 890 | / |
| Storci | 83 | 315 | / |
| Storcz | 83 | 193 | / |
| Storhs | 83 | 49 | / |
| Storce | 83 | 13 | / |
| Sterch | 83 | 9 | / |
| Sthorc | 83 | 3 | / |
| Storsh | 83 | 3 | / |
| Stärch | 83 | 1 | / |
| Storzh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Storchová | 80 | 33 | / |
| Storchova | 80 | 6 | / |
| Shtorkh | 77 | 43 | / |
| Storthz | 77 | 21 | / |
| Stourzh | 77 | 15 | / |
| Starche | 77 | 13 | / |
| Starsch | 77 | 8 | / |
| Szturch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Stharch | 77 | 0 | / |
| Starrch | 77 | 0 | / |
| Storths | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sturche | 77 | 0 | / |
| Starcsh | 77 | 0 | / |
| Storz | 73 | 6,798 | / |
| Starc | 73 | 1,694 | / |
| Stors | 73 | 76 | / |
| Štorc | 73 | 71 | / |
| D'Sturch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Stortz | 67 | 2,998 | / |
| Storrs | 67 | 2,954 | / |
| Storts | 67 | 1,264 | / |
| Storås | 67 | 377 | / |
| Stours | 67 | 187 | / |
| Štorchová | 67 | 86 | / |
| Starcz | 67 | 36 | / |
| Storshova | 67 | 31 | / |
| Starsh | 67 | 19 | / |
| Starce | 67 | 11 | / |
| Starchova | 67 | 10 | / |
| Šturch | 67 | 7 | / |
| Storss | 67 | 7 | / |
| Starkh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Starhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Starchová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Štarch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Storzhova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Stoors | 67 | 1 | / |
| Storse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Storsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Stotrs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Starcs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Stords | 67 | 0 | / |
Storch Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Storch in the Russian language | ||
| Сторч | storc | - |
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