Urch Surname

296,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Urch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4331:128,67912,798
United States3501:1,035,59775,973
Australia1341:201,46019,724
Austria1001:85,15412,686
Wales741:41,8184,057
Canada731:504,73442,927
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Croatia141:302,04329,715
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
France21:33,211,361423,184
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2251:108,33510,701
Wales281:56,0152,800
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:487,56034,505

Urch (14) may also be a first name.

Urch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Urch (Russian: Урч) occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Urch? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 296,768th most common surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 5,671,242 people. The last name Urch is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Urch are found; 42 percent are found in Northern Europe and 42 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 14 people.

The surname Urch is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 433 people, or 1 in 128,679. In England Urch is most prevalent in: Somerset, where 26 percent live, Greater London, where 6 percent live and City of Bristol, where 6 percent live. Beside England this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Urch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Urch has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Urch last name increased 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 340 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 264 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 300 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Urch Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Urch last name is principally Anglican (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Urch last name are 38.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 85.54% being registered with the political party.

The amount Urch earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.81% more than the national average, earning $48,678 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.26% more than the national average, earning $51,305 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ursch89348/
Hurch89211/
Ourch89139/
Gurch8968/
Urchs8927/
Urche892/
Urtch892/
Uhrch891/
Eurch891/
Uirch891/
Aurch891/
Urrch890/
Urc8696/
Gursch80348/
Hourch80314/
Gourch80241/
Hursch8061/
Hurtch8019/
Eursch8014/
Gurtch809/
Aursch802/
Hurche801/
Ourche801/
Huerch800/
Hurcsh800/
Orch75742/
Urhe75190/
Hurc75141/
Urci7582/
Irch7533/
Urce7533/
Urcs7530/
Ursh7528/
Ourc758/
Urkh754/
Ňurc752/
Urzh751/
Uhrc751/
Eurc751/
Urhc751/
Urhs751/
Hoursch7330/
Guhrsch736/
Hourche732/
Hursche731/
Horch673,509/
Hursh672,304/
Hirch67818/
Gurkh67672/
Jirch67200/
Ourci6756/
Gursh6736/
Hurce6726/
Urhøj677/
Hourc677/
Orsch674/
Hurzh672/
Uhrhs671/
Ourhe671/
Ierch671/
Hurcz671/
Hourtche671/
Ource671/
Aursh671/
Orrch671/
Huireche671/
Urrhe671/
Oerch670/
Urhsh670/
Urshe670/

Urch Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Urch in the Russian language
Урчurc-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Urch
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