Buerkel Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Buerkel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buerkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Buerkel Last Name Facts

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

Buerkel is most common in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buerkel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,604,449th most common last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Buerkel reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 115 people, or 1 in 3,151,817. In The United States Buerkel is most numerous in: Michigan, where 37 percent live, Ohio, where 20 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 4 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.

Buerkel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Buerkel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Buerkel surname grew 885 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Buerkel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Buerkel surname are 21.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.42% registered with the political party.

Buerkel earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.13% more than the national average, earning $45,796 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buerckel932/
Burkel921,444/
Buerkl929/
Burckel861,677/
Burkell86180/
Bourkel86131/
Puerkel8613/
Baurkel860/
Bearkel860/
Bierkel860/
Beerkel860/
Burkl83259/
Boerckel80219/
Bourckel8040/
Burckell8017/
Bürkel77653/
Burkil771/
Burckl771/
Burkill71614/
Burquel71117/
Bürckel7181/
Bourcel7125/
Bearcel710/
Burcl67116/
Bürkl67103/
Burkilll674/
Burckill670/
Bearchell63220/
Buirchell634/
Burcll621/
Burquil575/
Bourquel532/
Bearchill501/
Burgkiehl500/
Buirchill500/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Buerkel
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