Buhrlen Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Buhrlen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buhrlen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Bührlen (71) are calculated separately.

Buhrlen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buhrlen occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Bührlen. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buhrlen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Buhrlen is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Buhrlen reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. In South Africa Buhrlen is most common in: Gauteng, where 100 percent are found. Not including South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent are found and Spain, where 7 percent are found.

Buhrlen Last Name Statistics demography

Buhrlen earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.09% less than the national average, earning $36,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bührlen9571/
Buehrlen9381/
Burlen9265/
Burlein86141/
Burlean8648/
Beurlen8630/
Buerlen8622/
Burlend8619/
Wuhrlen8615/
Burlene862/
Buehrln861/
Burhlen861/
Butrlen861/
Burleen860/
Burllen860/
Burlien860/
Buerlein8020/
Burrlein8013/
Baurlein803/
Burlesin802/
Burlesen802/
Bourlien802/
Beurlein802/
Burlisen801/
Burleane801/
Buhrling801/
Burillen801/
Burileng801/
Burgilen800/
Bourlein800/
Burlin771,901/
Burlyn7795/
Borlen7747/
Burlem7722/
Burlén771/
Burlenova753/
Burleshyn751/
Burling714,230/
Burlina71641/
Burglin71618/
Burlion71467/
Burylin71209/
Borlean71178/
Burilin71138/
Boerlen7196/
Wuhrlin7196/
Burlyna7192/
Burylyn7164/
Bürlein7143/
Borlein7116/
Burline7116/
Bierlen7116/
Bourlin7115/
Burlind719/
Bourlem711/
Burilng711/
Burlgin711/
Burleym711/
Borelen711/
Burlinn710/
Baurlin710/
Whorlen710/
Borleen710/
Burhlin710/
Borrlen710/
Bierlein671,664/
Bourelem671,331/
Burylina67192/
Bourhlem67140/
Burilina67123/
Beurling67104/
Burgelin6792/
Burylyna6779/
Bourlion6770/
Beurlion6720/
Woehrlen6713/
Bierlien677/
Waurlean676/
Bourlina674/
Burrling673/
Beurline672/
Bourline671/
Bourlind671/
Bourlain671/
Baurline670/
Bourglin670/
Burlingh670/
Boerlein670/

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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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  • 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 Buhrlen
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