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 is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burgk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,206,983rd most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Burgk reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 4,237,129. In Germany it is most numerous in: Thuringia, where 42 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 32 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Germany this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs 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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