Bourdin Surname

40,641st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,889 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Bourdin Surname User-submission:

Someone who makes mistakes. In French bourde means 'mistake' or 'something a dumb person would do'. It also means 'donkey' in some places in the west of France.

Bourdin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France11,8721:5,595465
Switzerland1991:41,2715,804
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
United States1551:2,338,445144,975
Canada1411:261,31624,674
Argentina1121:381,63829,480
Uruguay711:48,3355,418
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
England141:3,979,861125,553
Sweden121:820,56361,223
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
China71:195,331,65210,124
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Malta11:430,2723,380
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Bourdín (1) are calculated separately.

Bourdin (11) may also be a first name.

Bourdin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Someone who makes mistakes. In French bourde means 'mistake' or 'something a dumb person would do'. It also means 'donkey' in some places in the west of France.

- jbd03

Bourdin Last Name Facts

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

Bourdin is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Bourdín. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bourdin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 40,641st most widely held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 565,408 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Bourdin reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Bourdin is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name globally, borne by 11 people.

This last name is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 11,872 people, or 1 in 5,595. In France Bourdin is most frequent in: Île-de-France, where 16 percent reside, Pays de la Loire, where 13 percent reside and Centre-Val de Loire, where 13 percent reside. Outside of France this last name is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 2 percent reside and Morocco, where 1 percent reside.

Bourdin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bourdin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bourdin last name expanded 1,192 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bourdin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bourdin are 28.25% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 81.48% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bourdin earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 37.06% less than the national average, earning R 149,568 per year; in United States they earn 5.99% more than the national average, earning $45,734 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.45% less than the national average, earning $49,457 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bourdín951/
Bourdina933/
Bourdien933/
Bordin9215,574/
Burdin929,258/
Bourdn923/
Bouyardin881/
Burdina866,013/
Bourdim862,280/
Bording86643/
Bordina86357/
Bordihn86310/
Bordinc86212/
Bourden86173/
Borduin86122/
Beurdin8666/
Bordion8642/
Burding8628/
Baurdin8623/
Bordien865/
Burdien862/
Borzdin862/
Burddin861/
Borrdin861/
Boordin861/
Bordint860/
Burdn831/
Bordn831/
Bordiehn80209/
Baurdina8018/
Burdienė807/
Bahurdin804/
Baurdien804/
Boordina801/
Wourding801/
Bhaurdin801/
Bordding800/
Burdinck800/
Burden7728,173/
Borden7725,569/
Bardin7715,364/
Bordim771,298/
Burdyn77853/
Bordne7780/
Bordyn7747/
Wordin7721/
Burdim779/
Burdén776/
Vurdin772/
Burtdn772/
Bordín772/
Bordhn771/
Bordèn771/
Burdne770/
Bouyarden75265/
Burdinova75101/
Bouyerden7566/
Bordinova7563/
Boyardina751/
Burzdienė751/
Bourdenne751/
Bardina717,907/
Burdyna71864/
Bardien71773/
Barding71508/
Vording71337/
Beurden71174/
Bardijn71129/
Bordînc71102/
Burdeen7183/
Beardin7127/
Vurdien7120/
Bordyna7110/
Bordaen716/
Bhardin715/
Baurdyn715/
Barzdin713/
Bordeen713/
Baardin712/
Baurdinova712/
Burdenn712/
Boorden711/
Buirden711/
Burdden711/
Borrden711/
Bordemn711/
Bardion711/
Vordina711/
Uardina711/
Burdent711/
Beerdin711/
Bgorden711/
Byerdin711/
Bairdin711/
Bordden710/
Wurding710/
Boerden710/
Wourden710/
Bordenn710/
Bordesn710/
Weurding67227/
Voorduin6779/
Bahardin6752/
Bardn6737/
Bayardin6733/
Baardink6720/
Bearding679/
Wordn673/
Barddina672/
Bordnova672/
Beardien671/
Wourdeng671/
Bejardin671/
Byerdina671/
Barrdien671/
Behardin671/
Bharding671/
Baurdyna671/
Wourdeen670/
Wordding670/

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