Worch Surname

235,986th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,704 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Worch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Worch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0581:76,0929,634
United States4881:742,74458,145
Denmark551:102,6319,658
Poland351:1,085,96474,912
England261:2,143,00282,017
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
France101:6,642,272293,169
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Worch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Worch is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Worch? popularity and diffusion

Worch is the 235,986th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,276,729 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Worch are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Worch is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 1,058 people, or 1 in 76,092. In Germany it is mostly found in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 22 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent reside and Hesse, where 11 percent reside. Other than Germany Worch is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Denmark, where 3 percent reside.

Worch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Worch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Worch last name grew 787 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Worch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Worch surname are 2.64% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.59% registered to vote for the political party.

Worch earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.57% less than the national average, earning $42,903 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Worsch91592/
Wortch911/
Worc896/
Worsche8317/
Wortche8312/
Woyrsch834/
Borch802,855/
Worsh801,356/
Wurch80536/
Werch80214/
Warch80172/
Würch8028/
Worce802/
Vorch802/
Workh801/
Worhe801/
Wuerch73328/
Wurche73272/
Vourch73259/
Warsch7386/
Wuirch7328/
Bortch7316/
Vorc'h7313/
Bordch738/
Worths736/
Bourch734/
Vortch732/
Wartch732/
Warche731/
Warrch731/
Worsth731/
Weurch730/
Worschová7114/
Worschova711/
Vourc'h67259/
Wors67113/
Worz6744/
Bortsch6729/
Boorsch6712/
Warc679/
Warsche679/
Worx675/
Worj672/
Vour'ch671/
Vourche671/
Borrsch671/
Boursch671/
Vorc671/

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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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  • 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 Worch
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