Wurch Surname
Approximately 536 people bear this surname
Wurch Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 252 | 1:319,466 | 32,068 |
| United States | 108 | 1:3,356,101 | 190,802 |
| Argentina | 45 | 1:949,854 | 60,205 |
| Brazil | 33 | 1:6,487,101 | 155,169 |
| Canada | 32 | 1:1,151,425 | 83,867 |
| France | 26 | 1:2,554,720 | 189,486 |
| Poland | 24 | 1:1,583,698 | 89,279 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 | 1:1,793,524 | 92,026 |
The alternate forms: Würch (28) are calculated separately.
Wurch Demographics
Average Wurch Salary in
United States
$52,430 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wurch Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wurch Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wurch is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Würch. For other possible spellings of Wurch click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wurch? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 584,278th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 13,596,168 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Wurch live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 252 people, or 1 in 319,466. In Germany Wurch is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 20 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Argentina, where 8 percent are found.
Wurch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wurch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wurch surname expanded 386 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wurch Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Wurch are 11.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.06% being registered with the party.
The amount Wurch earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 21.51% more than the national average, earning $52,430 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.27% more than the national average, earning $50,312 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Würch | 93 | 28 | / |
| Wuerch | 91 | 328 | / |
| Wurche | 91 | 272 | / |
| Wursch | 91 | 31 | / |
| Wuirch | 91 | 28 | / |
| Wurtch | 91 | 0 | / |
| Weurch | 91 | 0 | / |
| Wurc | 89 | 0 | / |
| Wursche | 83 | 22 | / |
| Wurscht | 83 | 0 | / |
| Wurrsch | 83 | 0 | / |
| Burch | 80 | 59,475 | / |
| Worch | 80 | 1,704 | / |
| Wirch | 80 | 607 | / |
| Wurcz | 80 | 7 | / |
| Vurch | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wursh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wurce | 80 | 0 | / |
| Burtch | 73 | 2,406 | / |
| Würsch | 73 | 1,392 | / |
| Worsch | 73 | 592 | / |
| Vourch | 73 | 259 | / |
| Buirch | 73 | 80 | / |
| Burchz | 73 | 11 | / |
| Bourch | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wierch | 73 | 3 | / |
| Whirch | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wurczt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Burrch | 73 | 0 | / |
| Baurch | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wurz | 67 | 2,868 | / |
| Vourc'h | 67 | 259 | / |
| Baursch | 67 | 27 | / |
| Worc | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vurc | 67 | 3 | / |
| D'Burch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vour'ch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vourche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boursch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wurs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Burssch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Burrsch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Burtsch | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wurch
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