Burghart Surname

157,699th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,773 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Burghart 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.

Burghart Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2901:62,4078,010
United States8861:409,09635,632
Austria3341:25,4954,030
France1011:657,65184,833
Netherlands531:318,62637,214
England481:1,160,79354,689
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1981:253,63020,943

Burghart (175) may also be a first name.

Burghart 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

Burghart Last Name Facts

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

Burghart occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Burghart? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 157,699th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,628,037 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Burghart live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 690,096th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 175 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,290 people, or 1 in 62,407. In Germany Burghart is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 72 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 3 percent live. Beside Germany this surname exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent live and Austria, where 12 percent live.

Burghart Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Burghart has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Burghart surname expanded 447 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 436 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burghart Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Burghart last name are 34.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80.83% being registered with the political party.

The amount Burghart earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 134.83% more than the national average, earning R 558,048 per year; in United States they earn 3.24% more than the national average, earning $44,547 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.65% less than the national average, earning $39,922 CAD per year.

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