Urscher Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Urscher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urscher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Urscher Last Name Facts

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

The last name Urscher is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Urscher? popularity and diffusion

The last name Urscher is the 3,730,171st most frequently used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Urscher occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Urscher live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Urscher is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 3,220,218. In Germany Urscher is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Germany it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Austria, where 4 percent are found.

Urscher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Urscher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Urscher surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hurscher932/
Ursher923/
Gursche8649/
Orscher8619/
Urschei8610/
Urchger869/
Urschey862/
Urschej861/
Eursher861/
Hursche861/
Gursher860/
Hursher860/
Urche832/
Urcer830/
Urser830/
Urshe830/
Hirscher801,627/
Horscher802/
Ursich77487/
Orsher7741/
Hurshe7717/
Gurcer7714/
Urchei7711/
Urshei776/
Urschi773/
Urshed772/
Urshir772/
Ursech771/
Hurche771/
Aurser771/
Urshie771/
Ourche771/
Hurser770/
Hierscher7518/
Hirschier752/
Urse731,880/
Urce7333/
Gurschi71449/
Ürchger71142/
Hurshed7142/
Hurshey7117/
Hurches719/
Urchett713/
Ursheed712/
Hourche712/
Hurshjr711/
Hirsschher711/
Horsher711/
Eursich711/
Aurchey711/
Haurser711/
Horsche711/
Hurshie710/
Hurshee710/
Hirsher710/
Orser671,705/
Ursea67604/
Hurse67553/
Ursei67417/
Gurschii6791/
Urset6767/
Urger6732/
Orshe6728/
Hurce6726/
Ursey6721/
Ursih6721/
Urcey6720/
Ourceyre6719/
Ourseyre6716/
Hursheed6716/
Ursej6716/
Ourseire6715/
Ourse6714/
Gurse6713/
Urses6711/
Ursha678/
Urshi678/
Urchi677/
Gurce675/
Ursse674/
Urcea674/
Urchy673/
Aurse673/
Ursed673/
Ursee672/
Orcer672/
Hoersher671/
Urchisch671/
Ursie671/
Ource671/
Ursir671/
Heursser670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Urscher
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