Zurkirchen Surname

559,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Zurkirchen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zurkirchen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland5171:15,8862,603
France171:3,907,219231,005
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Liechtenstein91:4,264487
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Zurkirchen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zurkirchen is borne by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Zurkirchen.

How Common Is The Last Name Zurkirchen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 559,180th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 12,830,186 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Zurkirchen are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is carried by 517 people, or 1 in 15,886. In Switzerland Zurkirchen is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Lucerne, where 60 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 16 percent live and Canton of Aargau, where 5 percent live. Not including Switzerland this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in France, where 3 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.

Zurkirchen Last Name Statistics demography

Zurkirchen earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 66.77% more than the national average, earning $71,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zurkirchem901/
Sarigarichina527/
Sarkarchowhan523/
Sarkar Chowhan504/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zurkirchen
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