Burgen Surname

534,162nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 604 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Burgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4261:850,84364,837
England711:784,76142,668
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Venezuela201:1,510,20420,059
Turkey101:7,782,142126,629
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1481:164,69814,111
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3171:158,41914,515

The alternate forms: Burgén (6) & Bürgen (1) are calculated separately.

Burgen (41) may also be a first name.

Burgen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burgen (Russian: Бурген) occurs most in The United States. It may be found as a variant: Burgén or Bürgen. For other possible spellings of Burgen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burgen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 534,162nd most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,065,473 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Burgen reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,590,275th most commonly occurring given name in the world, held by 41 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 426 people, or 1 in 850,843. In The United States Burgen is most frequent in: Michigan, where 19 percent are found, Kansas, where 10 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Burgen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Burgen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Burgen surname rose 134 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 52 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burgen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Burgen surname is primarily Quaker (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Burgen surname are 17.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.71% registered with the party.

The amount Burgen earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 1.53% more than the national average, earning $43,808 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.94% more than the national average, earning $64,558 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burgén946/
Bürgen941/
Burghen9225/
Burgeen9213/
Burgien924/
Burngen924/
Bourgen923/
Burgenn922/
Burgent921/
Burgend921/
Burgoen921/
Burtgen921/
Burdgen920/
Buergen920/
Bhurgen920/
Burgn911/
Bourgein8630/
Burängen865/
Burgheen865/
Bourguen862/
Burghenn862/
Burgienė862/
Burguend861/
Bourgenn860/
Bourghen860/
Burgin8311,454/
Borgen836,498/
Burean8380/
Bursen8321/
Burhen8321/
Burene8319/
Vurgen8317/
Burien8313/
Burzen838/
Burjen833/
Burgyn833/
Burgem832/
Burcen832/
Burein832/
Buryen831/
Buuringen8011/
Burgenova803/
Bourgeoin803/
Bourgueen800/
Burgoin772,321/
Bourgin771,681/
Burguin77552/
Burgain77430/
Bourgne77298/
Burhenn77294/
Buergin77182/
Buursen77174/
Buresin77116/
Bourien77103/
Burieng7725/
Bourene7716/
Bourean7712/
Burseen779/
Burguem778/
Burghin776/
Burjeen775/
Boergen775/
Burchen774/
Bourhen774/
Biergen773/
Borkgen773/
Burging773/
Bouryen773/
Burgoyn772/
Bureine771/
Burrien771/
Bursaen771/
Burshen771/
Bourein771/
Borgehn771/
Bhurene771/
Burgueñ771/
Burhean771/
Burhend771/
Burienė771/
Bureşin771/
Burõgin771/
Boursen771/
Beursen771/
Burgiem770/
Burseng770/
Burkhen770/
Burhein770/
Bursn736/
Borgn730/
Bourgoin7112,503/
Bourgain712,202/
Burhenne711,106/
Bourguin71276/
Bourrien71137/
Baurienė71124/
Baurhenn7185/
Burrhenn712/
Bauriene712/
Bourihen712/
Butrieng712/
Burggink711/
Burrisen711/
Bursiend711/
Boureine711/
Bourging711/
Boerhgen711/
Burschen711/
Bouhrene711/
Boutrene711/
Burehina711/
Boursien711/
Burssien711/
Boureane711/
Baurgain710/
Burcheen710/
Bourginn710/
Beutrean710/
Burheinn710/
Burchent710/
Burguinn710/
Buriesen710/
Bürgin672,575/
Borean671,663/
Burcin67727/
Bursin67254/
Bourienne67181/
Burzin67132/
Borsen67112/
Burçin6791/
Borien6791/
Burain6779/
Borhen6768/
Beurienne6759/
Burine6756/
Bourhenne6754/
Borgin6734/
Burchesin6733/
Borcen6732/
Worgen6725/
Burgim6725/
Borgén6723/
Burhin6721/
Buruin6720/
Borjen6720/
Borzen6719/
Baurhenne6719/
Borein6715/
Bursyn6713/
Baurienne6712/
Borenh6711/
Burzyn678/
Boryen677/
Vurgin675/
Burhyn674/
Burjin673/
Burcem673/
Busreisen672/
Buream671/
Burginova671/
Burhem671/
Buriem671/
Buroin671/
Bourehein671/
Buringgin671/
Buryenova671/
Bursén671/
Burcenová671/
Bürgün671/
Bürsen671/
Bourissen671/
Bautriene671/
Bourhemne671/
Burrhenne670/
Burgingne670/
Wurzen670/

Burgen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Burgen in the Russian language
Бургенburgen-

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Burgen Reference & Research

Bergman, Berg** Burg DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Bergman, Berg** Burg FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Burgen
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