Burhofer Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Burhofer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burhofer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia21:13,497,850222,987

Burhofer Last Name Facts

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

Burhofer is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burhofer? popularity and diffusion

Burhofer is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Burhofer is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Burhofer reside; 55 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Burhofer is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 13,417,576. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 83 percent are found and Hesse, where 17 percent are found. Beside Germany this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Australia, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bourhofer9410/
Wurhofer88133/
Borhofer8810/
Burgoffer8233/
Bierhofer820/
Burofeh80333/
Borofer8035/
Vorhofer75249/
Borofe713/
Bouroufie711/
Bourhefir711/
Worhoffer710/
Buroffi6715/
Busrofi6712/
Bhurafe677/
Buraffe671/
Burafea671/
Bourafeh63199/
Bouroufa6311/
Buraphet631/
Bourzoufi592/
Burafi5729/
Borofi578/
Borafe572/
Burafa571/
Borofy571/
Bourafa531,235/
Burapha531,114/
Burafai534/
Bourafai50570/
Bourapha5030/
Bourafaa504/
Bourafis503/
Bouraffa501/
Buraphit501/
Baurapha501/

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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
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  • 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 Burhofer
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