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 last name Buhrlen has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also occur as a variant: Bührlen. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Buhrlen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Buhrlen occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Buhrlen live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Buhrlen is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 100 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 43 percent reside and Spain, where 7 percent reside.

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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  • 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 Buhrlen
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