Burgherr Surname

561,353rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 565 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Burgherr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burgherr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland5051:16,2632,670
United States501:7,249,179331,838
France41:16,605,680368,153
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Burgherr Last Name Facts

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

Burgherr is borne by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Burgherr? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 561,353rd most commonly held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 12,898,311 people. Burgherr is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Burgherr are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Burgherr is most widespread in Switzerland, where it is held by 505 people, or 1 in 16,263. In Switzerland it is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Aargau, where 48 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 20 percent live and Canton of Lucerne, where 10 percent live. Outside of Switzerland this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Burgherr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Burgherr are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Burgherr earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.95% more than the national average, earning $62,114 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burgher932,651/
Burgerr930/
Burghere882/
Burgheur881/
Burgeher880/
Burgherd880/
Burger86109,400/
Burgert802,751/
Bourger80684/
Burguer8062/
Burgier8043/
Burnger804/
Burgger803/
Burgere803/
Burgerd802/
Beurger802/
Baurger800/
Burgeer800/
Burghehier780/
Bourgier75753/
Bourguer7526/
Burguere7514/
Burgiert755/
Buringer753/
Bourgere753/
Bourgert751/
Burgerdt751/
Burgiere751/
Burkgert750/
Bürger7119,460/
Borger718,796/
Burgerová71513/
Buhringer7173/
Burginger7143/
Burgerova7112/
Vurger714/
Bourguere713/
Bourgiere711/
Bórger711/
Burgueyre711/
Bhuringer711/
Burringer711/
Burgre711/
Burgir710/
Bourgerth710/
Boerger672,217/
Borrger677/
Borgier671/
Burgair671/
Borgger671/

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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 Burgherr
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