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

Worch occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Worch? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 235,986th most widely held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,276,729 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Worch live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Worch is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 1,058 people, or 1 in 76,092. In Germany Worch is primarily concentrated in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 22 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live and Hesse, where 11 percent live. Not including Germany this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and Denmark, where 3 percent live.

Worch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Worch has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 787 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Worch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Worch surname are 2.64% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.59% being registered to vote for the 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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