Bourdin Surname
Approximately 12,889 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 11,872 | 1:5,595 | 465 |
| Switzerland | 199 | 1:41,271 | 5,804 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| United States | 155 | 1:2,338,445 | 144,975 |
| Canada | 141 | 1:261,316 | 24,674 |
| Argentina | 112 | 1:381,638 | 29,480 |
| Uruguay | 71 | 1:48,335 | 5,418 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Ecuador | 6 | 1:2,650,974 | 26,148 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1 | 1:6,399 | 357 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
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.
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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.
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