Burgk Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Burgk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burgk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Burgk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burgk occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Burgk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,206,983rd most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. Burgk is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Burgk are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 4,237,129. In Germany it is most common in: Thuringia, where 42 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 32 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent reside. Beside Germany it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 5 percent reside and Switzerland, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burgke911/
Burk8927,316/
Burg8915,828/
Burke80272,754/
Bourg808,069/
Burck801,792/
Burgh80785/
Buerk80683/
Bourk80468/
Burgs80400/
Burgt80318/
Burkh8058/
Beurg8032/
Buerg8025/
Burkt8013/
Burkø808/
Burkx806/
Burkk805/
Burgì804/
Burcg802/
Baurg802/
Baurk801/
Burkė801/
Burrg801/
Beurk801/
Buirk801/
Burrk800/
Burgg800/
Borgk800/
Bujrk800/
Bourke7330,821/
Bhurke736,017/
Buhrke73470/
Buerck73368/
Burgue73208/
Burksh73113/
Burcke73103/
Bourzg7392/
Bourck7356/
Burcks7348/
Bourgh7326/
Bourks7315/
Burkhe7313/
Mbourk734/
Burggs733/
Burgss733/
Bourgs732/
Burrke732/
Burgsø732/
Burgch732/
Bourgt732/
Buirke732/
Buerkh731/
D'Burk731/
Burrgt731/
Buurks731/
Baurks730/
Hburks730/
Burgsh730/
Baurke730/
Beurke730/
Borg6753,110/
Bork6717,628/
Burkova6710,780/
Bürk671,683/
Bourgue67931/
Burc67241/
Bürg67151/
Burq67139/
Burgova67124/
Burková67107/
Buyırık67103/
Wurg6747/
Wurk6731/
Bhurkhe6718/
Burgová676/
Burx674/
Bhurkke674/
Burggss671/
Vurk670/
Bourcke670/

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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 Burgk
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