Burgener Surname

118,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,884 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Burgener Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burgener Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland2,0421:4,022569
United States1,4121:256,69924,291
Argentina2171:196,97416,372
Canada1111:331,94230,257
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
England161:3,482,379114,324
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
France31:22,140,907385,998
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

The alternate forms: Bürgener (103) are calculated separately.

Burgener Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burgener has its highest incidence in Switzerland. It may appear as: Bürgener. Click here to see other potential spellings of Burgener.

How Common Is The Last Name Burgener? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 118,379th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,876,299 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Burgener are found; 53 percent are found in Western Europe and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Burgener is most frequently occurring in Switzerland, where it is carried by 2,042 people, or 1 in 4,022. In Switzerland Burgener is most common in: Canton of Valais, where 56 percent live, Canton of Bern, where 11 percent live and Canton of Zürich, where 7 percent live. Not including Switzerland it is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent live and Argentina, where 6 percent live.

Burgener Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Burgener has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Burgener surname rose 2,277 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Burgener Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Burgener last name are 15.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.7% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Burgener earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 24.85% more than the national average, earning 432,091 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 1.66% more than the national average, earning R 241,584 per year; in United States they earn 7.74% more than the national average, earning $46,489 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.71% more than the national average, earning $56,990 CAD per year.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Burgener
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