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) is found most in England. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Urch click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Urch? popularity and diffusion

Urch is the 296,768th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,671,242 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Urch live; 42 percent live in Northern Europe and 42 percent live in British Isles. Urch is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 14 people.

Urch is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 433 people, or 1 in 128,679. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Somerset, where 26 percent reside, Greater London, where 6 percent reside and City of Bristol, where 6 percent reside. Outside of England Urch is found in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

Urch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Urch has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Urch surname 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 adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Urch surname are 38.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 85.54% 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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