Burchardt Surname

101,923rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,629 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Burchardt Surname Definition:

(German) One who lived in a strong castle or fortress.

Burks, Burkes (English, Irish) Dweller at, or near, the stronghold or fortified place.

Burchardt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,1421:37,5844,962
Poland1,3051:29,1254,434
United States5161:702,44055,541
Denmark2331:24,2262,471
Brazil1171:1,829,69559,051
Argentina831:514,98137,804
Australia421:642,75544,739
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Norway291:177,32021,035
England271:2,063,63279,942
Chile231:765,93416,989
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
France21:33,211,361423,184
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:523,11136,402

Burchardt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who lived in a strong castle or fortress.

Burks, Burkes (English, Irish) Dweller at, or near, the stronghold or fortified place.

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

Burchardt Last Name Facts

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

Burchardt occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burchardt? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 101,923rd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,574,324 people. Burchardt occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Burchardt live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 47 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Burchardt is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 2,142 people, or 1 in 37,584. In Germany Burchardt is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent live and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 8 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Burchardt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Burchardt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Burchardt last name rose 538 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Burchardt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Burchardt are 33.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80.17% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Burchardt earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 13.08% less than the national average, earning 300,797 kr per year and in United States they earn 13.81% more than the national average, earning $49,109 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burchhardt95298/
Burchgardt9515/
Bourchardt953/
Burrchardt951/
Burcharrdt951/
Burcharddt951/
Burchard9411,558/
Burchart94834/
Burhardt94145/
Burcardt9425/
Burkhardt8941,189/
Borchardt8918,481/
Burchartz89375/
Burchards8963/
Burchhart8946/
Burcharth8943/
Burchhard8942/
Bourchard8927/
Burchgart8918/
Burcharts8912/
Burtchard894/
Burhhardt893/
Burchaard891/
Burcherdt891/
Burchartd891/
Bourchart891/
Burcahrdt891/
Burtchart890/
Burcheart890/
Burchartt890/
Burhart88303/
Burhard8862/
Burcart8816/
Burchar885/
Burcard882/
Borchhardt84249/
Borschardt8425/
Burtcheard8416/
Borchardtt846/
Borchardth844/
Burkhartdt843/
Burkhaardt842/
Burkheardt842/
Bourkhardt842/
Burkharddt841/
Buurkhardt841/
Borchaardt841/
Beurkhardt841/
Borcharrdt841/
Burkhardte841/
Burkhhardt841/
Bourhhardt841/
Burkhardtt840/
Burchhards840/
Burkhart8226,540/
Burkhard829,603/
Borchard822,944/
Burchert821,441/
Borchart82485/
Bourcart82159/
Borcardt8218/
Burchort828/
Bourcard827/
Burhcard821/
Burheart821/
Burhhart821/
Burrhart821/
Burchare821/
Burcherd821/
Vurchart821/
Burchord821/
Burharte820/
Burharts820/
Burcar80503/
Burhar80109/
Borchartt78451/
Burkheart78116/
Bourchert7822/
Burkhartt7818/
Borcharth788/
Borhcardt783/
Borchartd783/
Borcahrdt782/
Borchordt782/
Burkhaart781/
Burkharth781/
Bourkhard781/
Baurshard781/
Vorchardt781/
Burkharte781/
Borchardd781/
Burkharhd781/
Burdzardt781/
Burchhort780/
Burkhordt780/
Burrkhart780/
Burhordte780/
Borzhardt780/
Bourkhart780/
Burkhartd780/
Burkheard780/
Burchhartová761/
Borcard751,022/
Borcart7532/
Burkhar7511/
Burchor7510/
Burxart751/
Burhare751/
Bursard751/
Burhort751/
Burhord751/
Bourcar751/
Burjart751/
Burzard750/
Burgiard7124/
Borshard7110/
Borchear715/
Boursard712/
Burkhear711/
Vurkhart711/
Borchort711/
Borcartt711/
Burkhort710/
Burkhord710/
Borchair710/
Burdcort710/
Bursar6734/
Burjar675/
Bourssard672/
Bourshahr672/
Burzar671/
Boursaard671/

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