Burghess Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Burghess Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burghess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland101:374,32210,959
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Burghess Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burghess is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Burghess click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burghess? popularity and diffusion

The last name Burghess is the 5,391,485th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. Burghess occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Burghess live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 4,925,246. In South Africa Burghess is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 100 percent reside. Besides South Africa Burghess occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Burghess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Burghess has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Burghess last name decreased 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Burghess Last Name Statistics demography

Burghess earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 3.04% less than the national average, earning R 230,424 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burgess93173,071/
Burghes9379/
Burguess88115/
Bourghes88108/
Burrgess8810/
Burgesse889/
Burgeess884/
Bourgess883/
Burgesss882/
Borghess882/
Buirgess882/
Burgessd881/
Bhurgess881/
Burges862,284/
Burghe865/
Bourgesse8219/
Bourghese821/
Bourges804,615/
Burgues802,260/
Burgiss80160/
Borgess80153/
Burgese80114/
Burgest80107/
Burgees8042/
Vurgess8032/
Buerges8021/
Wurgess805/
Burgges805/
Burghez805/
Burghed804/
Burghet804/
Burghis803/
Burgies802/
Burrges801/
Burghee801/
Burghea801/
Beurges801/
Burgets800/
Burgessová782/
Burge7723,178/
Bourgues75337/
Bourgies7521/
Bourgeys7511/
Borgheys758/
Burgetts756/
Burghuis755/
Boutrges754/
Burghuys754/
Bourghis754/
Bourghez753/
Bourghet752/
Burguese752/
Bourgest752/
Bourghea752/
Burgehet751/
Burgesch751/
Vurghese751/
Burguest751/
Burghett750/
Burggiss750/
Burgeher750/
Borges71824,095/
Burger71109,400/
Burget712,295/
Bourge711,159/
Burgis711,136/
Burghi71666/
Burgee71530/
Burgey71382/
Wurges71327/
Burgie71313/
Burghy71145/
Buirge71106/
Burgheaua7111/
Bhurge7111/
Burgge716/
Vaurghese714/
Burgha714/
Burgesová712/
Burnge712/
Vurges712/
Burged712/
Burgeh711/
Bourghois711/
Burgès711/
Burgés711/
Bórges711/
Burgep710/
Bourguest710/
Burgys710/
Bourgoiss710/
Bourget679,839/
Burgett676,939/
Burguet671,340/
Burguez671,260/
Bourger67684/
Bourgey67616/
Bourgis67462/
Bourgie67428/
Bourgea67163/
Burgois67161/
Borghys67158/
Borgies67124/
Worgess67108/
Borzges6785/
Bourgès6775/
Burguer6762/
Bourgys6758/
Burgohy6746/
Burgier6743/
Burgetz6742/
Bourgez6734/
Borgges6727/
Bourguetts6723/
Burenge6719/
Burgeth6712/
Boerges6712/
Worghes6712/
Boorges6711/
Borgees6710/
Bhurgee6710/
Bourgex6710/
Vurgese679/
Vurgest677/
Bourgha676/
Borghee675/
Borghey675/
Bourgaisse675/
Burggee675/
Borrges674/
Bourgeeois673/
Burgger673/
Borghez673/
Beurger672/
Bhaurge672/
Burgget672/
Bourged672/
Borgesz672/
Bourgés672/
Burgepp671/
Burgeshova671/
Burgexx671/
Burggis671/
Borgesh671/
Baurgea671/
Burgist671/
Burguis671/
Vurgues671/
Wurgues671/
Burgich671/
Bujrgis671/
Bourgaiche671/
Borhges671/
Burgice670/
Burgerr670/
Baurger670/
Burgeer670/
Bourgee670/

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Footnotes

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