Zurcher Surname

145,626th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,048 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Zurcher Surname Definition:

“Inhabitant of Zurich”, Switzerland.

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Zurcher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8291:198,17319,521
Switzerland3491:23,5333,723
France2691:246,92538,159
Argentina1851:231,04518,899
South Africa681:796,73154,178
Canada431:856,87466,382
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
Mexico301:4,137,54026,679
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
England171:3,277,533109,658
Costa Rica161:298,7543,169
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Curaçao41:39,312638
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1531:328,22725,501

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.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

User-submitted Reference

Zurcher is a German surname, denoting someone from Zürich in Switzerland ('place of water', from Celtic).

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Zurcher Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zurcher is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Zürcher. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zurcher? popularity and diffusion

It is the 145,626th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,390,927 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Zurcher reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 1,829 people, or 1 in 198,173. In The United States Zurcher is primarily found in: California, where 8 percent reside, Oregon, where 6 percent reside and Colorado, where 5 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 11 percent reside and France, where 9 percent reside.

Zurcher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Zurcher has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,195 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 283 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Zurcher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zurcher surname are 14.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.73% registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zürcher9510,050/
Zuercher931,791/
Zeurcher9333/
Zcurcher931/
Zurche921/
Curcher8673/
Surcher860/
Zorcher860/
Zurcker860/
Churcher804,139/
Zhurzher8045/
Zoercher8017/
Surscher801/
Courcher800/
Ceurcher800/
Curche7727/
Zurger7712/
Surche779/
Zurchi776/
Zurker772/
Zorcer770/
Curcer770/
Zurzer770/
Churchere7510/
Schurcher750/
Zurkker71282/
Corcher71130/
Surchea7199/
Courche7187/
Jursche7156/
Sorcher7144/
Zsurger7115/
Zourchi719/
Surzher717/
Zourhet714/
Zürcherová713/
Curcier712/
Sursher712/
Zurgich711/
Zurheid711/
Zourchy711/
Surchie711/
Surherd710/
Zorchey710/
Courcier671,282/
Curce6779/
Zorce6744/
Zurge678/
Zgurschi678/
Courchee678/
Jurhe672/
Zurhi672/
Zhurzherova672/
Jurce672/
Zurcy671/
Sourcier671/
Churcker671/
Caurcier670/
Currceir670/
Schurher670/

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