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 Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Storch Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Storch (Russian: Сторч) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Störch or Štorch. Click here to see other potential spellings of Storch.
How Common Is The Last Name Storch? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 34,013th most widely held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 467,360 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Storch live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Germanic Europe. Storch is also the 2,608,198th most frequent first name in the world, held by 18 people.
The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 7,969 people, or 1 in 10,102. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Hesse, where 19 percent live, Thuringia, where 16 percent live and Bavaria, where 13 percent live. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 48 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and Brazil, where 16 percent live.
Storch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Storch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Storch last name rose 849 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 3,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Storch Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Storch surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Storch last name are 12.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.78% registered with the 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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