Buhrs Surname

891,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Buhrs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buhrs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1691:99,92416,231
Germany901:894,50563,669
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
England61:9,286,343223,652
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Bührs (49) are calculated separately.

Buhrs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buhrs is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Bührs. Click here for other possible spellings of Buhrs.

How Common Is The Last Name Buhrs? popularity and diffusion

It is the 891,661st most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 24,211,116 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Buhrs are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 99,924. In The Netherlands it is most common in: North Holland, where 65 percent reside, Flevoland, where 12 percent reside and South Holland, where 8 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 30 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.

Buhrs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Buhrs has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Buhrs last name rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Buhrs Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Buhrs earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.8% less than the national average, earning 253,339 kr per year and in South Africa they earn 288.25% more than the national average, earning R 922,632 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bührs9349/
Burs89695/
Buhiers831/
Bouhrse831/
Burse805,415/
Bours801,800/
Burst801,212/
Burrs80392/
Bursh80388/
Buers80295/
Burås80126/
Beurs80109/
Buurs80104/
Buirs8065/
Burss8060/
Baurs8029/
Butrs8012/
Bhurs803/
Bursz802/
Bhors802/
Bursø801/
Bursd801/
Buyrs800/
Bourse731,970/
Bursch731,526/
Burshe73369/
Bhurse73175/
Bourst73133/
Boehrs7349/
Beurse7340/
Buirse7334/
Buirst7329/
Boutrs7317/
Bursøe7311/
Bursze738/
Bursht733/
Bourss731/
Burrss731/
Burrsd731/
Bourrs730/
Bors6713,584/
Burç671,487/
Bursová67666/
Bursova67574/
Bursche67126/
Boursse6731/
Baursch6727/
Bührsch6717/
Burš677/
Buersch675/
Burx674/
Burß671/
Boursch671/
Wurs671/
Bhoorse671/
Bhurshe671/
Burssch671/
Burrsch671/
Bursowa671/

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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
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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 Buhrs
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