Buerger Surname

161,121st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,704 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Buerger Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller in a town; descendant of Burghar (stronghold, army).

Buerger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8771:193,10519,093
Brazil3171:675,31324,923
Germany2621:307,27331,264
Canada691:533,99444,923
Thailand341:2,077,598243,257
Poland301:1,266,95880,461
Austria191:448,18144,644
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
England61:9,286,343223,652
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1491:337,03826,036

Buerger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller in a town; descendant of Burghar (stronghold, army).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Buerger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buerger is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buerger? popularity and diffusion

It is the 161,121st most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,695,098 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Buerger are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,877 people, or 1 in 193,105. In The United States Buerger is primarily concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 14 percent are found, Texas, where 12 percent are found and Illinois, where 11 percent are found. Beside The United States Buerger occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 12 percent are found and Germany, where 10 percent are found.

Buerger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Buerger has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,260 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Buerger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Buerger last name are 23.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.13% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Buerger earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 302.77% more than the national average, earning 1,393,920 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 23.39% more than the national average, earning R 293,232 per year; in United States they earn 8.4% more than the national average, earning $46,775 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.28% more than the national average, earning $51,313 CAD per year.

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