View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Burg Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Burg (Russian: Бург) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Bürg. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Burg? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Burg is the 33,545^th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 460,421 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Burg live; 42 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 781,395^th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 140 people.

The surname Burg is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 7,149 people, or 1 in 50,701. In The United States Burg is primarily found in: California, where 11 percent are found, Minnesota, where 10 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 79 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 15 percent are found and France, where 14 percent are found.

Burg Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Burg has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 551 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 677 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burg Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Burg last name are 13.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.58% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Burg earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.7% more than the national average, earning 428,094 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 93.05% more than the national average, earning R 458,760 per year; in United States they earn 11.63% more than the national average, earning $48,166 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.98% more than the national average, earning $52,652 CAD per year.