Würsch Surname

278,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,392 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Würsch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Würsch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1,3211:6,217978
Germany601:1,341,75884,137
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
England21:27,859,030389,889
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Wursch (31) are calculated separately.

Würsch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Würsch occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Wursch. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Würsch? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 278,072nd most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,235,306 people. The last name Würsch occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Würsch live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Würsch is most commonly held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 1,321 people, or 1 in 6,217. In Switzerland it is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Nidwalden, where 40 percent are found, Canton of Aargau, where 20 percent are found and Canton of Zürich, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Switzerland it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 4 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Würsch Last Name Statistics demography

Würsch earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 20.63% less than the national average, earning R 188,616 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wursch9431/
Würch9128/
Worsch83592/
Wirsch83344/
Bürsch8329/
Wiersch77564/
Wuersch77141/
Wursche7722/
Bührsch7717/
Wurrsch770/
Wurscht770/
Worsh731,356/
Wurch73536/
Würst734/
Wursh731/
Wirsh731/
Wurche67272/
Wuirch6728/
Würszt676/
Wiersh671/
Wuersh670/
Weurch670/

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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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  • 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 Würsch
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