Tursch Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Tursch Surname User-submission:

The Tursch surname is derived from the German words Tür (door) and Tischler (carpenter). It was traditionally given to males, who made the best gates or doors.

Tursch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Austria161:532,21549,801
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Tursch Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Tursch surname is derived from the German words Tür (door) and Tischler (carpenter). It was traditionally given to males, who made the best gates or doors.

- ryley

Tursch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tursch is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tursch? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,967,751st most widespread last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. Tursch occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Tursch live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 1,677,197. In Germany it is primarily found in: Brandenburg, where 33 percent are found, Berlin, where 21 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent are found. Excluding Germany this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 21 percent are found and Austria, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thursch9220/
Turch91157/
Tursh913/
Tourch83181/
Torsch83146/
Tirsch83111/
Thursh8312/
Turche834/
Turshe831/
Turcht830/
Turs80135/
Tiersch77259/
Tourche7762/
Thorsch7745/
Thirsch771/
Tourshe770/
Tours731,268/
Torsh73460/
Turse73255/
Tuers73237/
Turce7364/
Turss7327/
Thurs7313/
Turst7312/
Tirsh733/
Taurs733/
Tursz733/
Turås733/
Turrs732/
Thiersch71519/
Turshova712/
Tourse6743/
Thursz6739/
Tourss674/
Thirsh671/
Theurs671/
Thurse670/
Thours670/
Teurst670/
Teurse670/
Taurst670/

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