Burger Surname
Approximately 109,400 people bear this surname
Burger Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the burger,' i.e. the burgher.
Henry le Burger, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1753. Baptised — John, son of Elizabeth Burger: St. James, Clerkenwell.
Burger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 29,081 | 1:1,863 | 231 |
| United States | 27,800 | 1:13,038 | 1,624 |
| Germany | 24,463 | 1:3,291 | 353 |
| Netherlands | 5,120 | 1:3,298 | 284 |
| France | 4,473 | 1:14,850 | 1,552 |
| Austria | 3,674 | 1:2,318 | 196 |
| Switzerland | 3,173 | 1:2,588 | 306 |
| Brazil | 1,579 | 1:135,576 | 5,175 |
| Australia | 1,564 | 1:17,261 | 2,423 |
| Canada | 1,119 | 1:32,927 | 4,257 |
| Italy | 995 | 1:61,464 | 10,987 |
| England | 736 | 1:75,704 | 8,577 |
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| Namibia | 419 | 1:5,750 | 1,113 |
| Argentina | 387 | 1:110,448 | 9,321 |
| Czechia | 384 | 1:27,691 | 4,425 |
| Slovenia | 352 | 1:7,067 | 1,580 |
| Hungary | 346 | 1:28,371 | 3,133 |
| Israel | 335 | 1:25,545 | 3,734 |
| Thailand | 299 | 1:236,249 | 40,009 |
| Russia | 221 | 1:652,141 | 56,430 |
| New Zealand | 213 | 1:21,260 | 3,728 |
| Croatia | 205 | 1:20,627 | 4,262 |
| Slovakia | 157 | 1:33,990 | 6,164 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Spain | 91 | 1:513,759 | 25,575 |
| Dominican Republic | 85 | 1:122,740 | 5,063 |
| Chile | 75 | 1:234,886 | 7,175 |
| Uruguay | 73 | 1:47,010 | 5,282 |
| Belgium | 68 | 1:169,068 | 23,042 |
| Serbia | 67 | 1:106,641 | 8,383 |
| Zimbabwe | 64 | 1:241,222 | 26,284 |
| Peru | 62 | 1:512,647 | 14,327 |
| Suriname | 51 | 1:10,836 | 2,716 |
| Ireland | 49 | 1:96,101 | 5,242 |
| Venezuela | 49 | 1:616,410 | 10,951 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Sweden | 46 | 1:214,060 | 14,843 |
| Latvia | 42 | 1:48,811 | 7,408 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Denmark | 38 | 1:148,545 | 13,026 |
| Jamaica | 37 | 1:77,566 | 3,653 |
| Afghanistan | 34 | 1:945,682 | 9,218 |
| Estonia | 31 | 1:42,639 | 8,109 |
| New Caledonia | 31 | 1:8,910 | 2,168 |
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| Finland | 25 | 1:219,868 | 18,073 |
| Kazakhstan | 24 | 1:736,771 | 48,237 |
| Philippines | 23 | 1:4,401,662 | 162,661 |
| Wales | 23 | 1:134,545 | 9,804 |
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| Norway | 21 | 1:244,871 | 26,357 |
| Luxembourg | 20 | 1:29,027 | 5,175 |
| Aruba | 18 | 1:5,749 | 789 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Costa Rica | 15 | 1:318,671 | 3,310 |
| Japan | 14 | 1:9,131,735 | 44,780 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| Ecuador | 11 | 1:1,445,986 | 17,636 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Belarus | 9 | 1:1,055,673 | 72,859 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Paraguay | 7 | 1:1,033,821 | 9,769 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 1:589,400 | 14,340 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Romania | 6 | 1:3,346,312 | 56,696 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Bahamas | 4 | 1:97,938 | 1,027 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 57 | 1:427,638 | 25,025 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Jersey | 4 | 1:12,971 | 2,116 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,971 | 1:10,102 | 1,304 |
The alternate forms: Bürger (19,460) & Bűrger (3) are calculated separately.
Burger (885) may also be a first name.
Burger Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the burger,' i.e. the burgher.
Henry le Burger, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1753. Baptised — John, son of Elizabeth Burger: St. James, Clerkenwell.
(English) Burgher [Middle English burg(h, a borough + the agential suff.-er] Henry le Burger.—Hundred Rolls But most of the Burgers in our directories are of Dutch or Low German origin [Dutch burger=Ger. bürger, a citizen]
(Ger.) Burgher, Citizen [Ger. burger, Middle High German bürgære, O.H.Ger. burgâri]
(German, Dutch) One who came from Burg (fort or stronghold), the name of places in Germany and Switzerland; variant of Buerger, q.v.
Burgher; in Scotland the same as Burgess in England.
Burger Demographics
Burger Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Burger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Burger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Burger (Arabic: برجر, Russian: Бургер) is found most in South Africa. It can also appear as: Bürger or Bűrger. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Burger? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,179th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 66,614 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 41 percent of Burger are found; 37 percent are found in Western Europe and 33 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 273,274th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 885 people.
This surname is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 29,081 people, or 1 in 1,863. In South Africa Burger is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 29 percent reside, Gauteng, where 28 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 7 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this last name exists in 129 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Germany, where 22 percent reside.
Burger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Burger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Burger surname rose 559 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,291 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 1,633 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 178 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Burger Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (67%) in Ireland, Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Sunni (33%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Burger are 18.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.7% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Burger earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 25.42% less than the national average, earning €22,396 per year; in Norway they earn 69.8% more than the national average, earning 587,634 kr per year; in Peru they earn 315.46% more than the national average, earning S/. 80,536 per year; in South Africa they earn 72.52% more than the national average, earning R 409,968 per year; in United States they earn 4.73% more than the national average, earning $45,189 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.51% more than the national average, earning $54,410 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Burger Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Burger in the Russian language | ||
| Бургер | burger | - |
| Burger in the Arabic language | ||
| برجر | brjr | - |
| برغر | brghr | - |
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Burger Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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