Zurcher Surname
Approximately 3,048 people bear this surname
Zurcher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,829 | 1:198,173 | 19,521 |
| Switzerland | 349 | 1:23,533 | 3,723 |
| France | 269 | 1:246,925 | 38,159 |
| Argentina | 185 | 1:231,045 | 18,899 |
| South Africa | 68 | 1:796,731 | 54,178 |
| Canada | 43 | 1:856,874 | 66,382 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| New Zealand | 35 | 1:129,381 | 15,740 |
| Brazil | 30 | 1:7,135,811 | 166,009 |
| Mexico | 30 | 1:4,137,540 | 26,679 |
| Netherlands | 29 | 1:582,316 | 51,332 |
| Thailand | 28 | 1:2,522,798 | 271,580 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Costa Rica | 16 | 1:298,754 | 3,169 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 153 | 1:328,227 | 25,501 |
The alternate forms: Zürcher (10,050) are calculated separately.
Zurcher Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Inhabitant of Zurich”, Switzerland.
User-submitted Reference
Zurcher is a German surname, denoting someone from Zürich in Switzerland ('place of water', from Celtic).
- deleted-173293Zurcher Demographics
Average Male Zurcher Height
175.92 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Zurcher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zurcher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zurcher is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Zürcher. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zurcher? popularity and diffusion
Zurcher is the 145,626th most numerous surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,390,927 people. The last name Zurcher is predominantly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Zurcher reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname Zurcher is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,829 people, or 1 in 198,173. In The United States Zurcher is most frequent in: California, where 8 percent live, Oregon, where 6 percent live and Colorado, where 5 percent live. Excluding The United States Zurcher occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 11 percent live and France, where 9 percent live.
Zurcher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Zurcher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Zurcher last name expanded 1,195 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 283 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Zurcher Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Zurcher surname are 14.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.73% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Zurcher earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 52.04% more than the national average, earning 526,169 kr per year; in Peru they earn 67.96% less than the national average, earning S/. 6,210 per year; in South Africa they earn 29.38% more than the national average, earning R 307,452 per year; in United States they earn 5.84% more than the national average, earning $45,669 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.58% more than the national average, earning $58,916 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zürcher | 95 | 10,050 | / |
| Zuercher | 93 | 1,791 | / |
| Zeurcher | 93 | 33 | / |
| Zcurcher | 93 | 1 | / |
| Zurche | 92 | 1 | / |
| Curcher | 86 | 73 | / |
| Surcher | 86 | 0 | / |
| Zorcher | 86 | 0 | / |
| Zurcker | 86 | 0 | / |
| Churcher | 80 | 4,139 | / |
| Zhurzher | 80 | 45 | / |
| Zoercher | 80 | 17 | / |
| Surscher | 80 | 1 | / |
| Courcher | 80 | 0 | / |
| Ceurcher | 80 | 0 | / |
| Curche | 77 | 27 | / |
| Zurger | 77 | 12 | / |
| Surche | 77 | 9 | / |
| Zurchi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Zurker | 77 | 2 | / |
| Zorcer | 77 | 0 | / |
| Curcer | 77 | 0 | / |
| Zurzer | 77 | 0 | / |
| Churchere | 75 | 10 | / |
| Schurcher | 75 | 0 | / |
| Zurkker | 71 | 282 | / |
| Corcher | 71 | 130 | / |
| Surchea | 71 | 99 | / |
| Courche | 71 | 87 | / |
| Jursche | 71 | 56 | / |
| Sorcher | 71 | 44 | / |
| Zsurger | 71 | 15 | / |
| Zourchi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Surzher | 71 | 7 | / |
| Zourhet | 71 | 4 | / |
| Zürcherová | 71 | 3 | / |
| Curcier | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sursher | 71 | 2 | / |
| Zurgich | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zurheid | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zourchy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Surchie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Surherd | 71 | 0 | / |
| Zorchey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Courcier | 67 | 1,282 | / |
| Curce | 67 | 79 | / |
| Zorce | 67 | 44 | / |
| Zurge | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zgurschi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Courchee | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jurhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zurhi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zhurzherova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jurce | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zurcy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sourcier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Churcker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caurcier | 67 | 0 | / |
| Currceir | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schurher | 67 | 0 | / |
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