Burkhardt Surname

13,550th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41,189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Burkhardt Surname Definition:

(German) One who lived in a strong castle or fortress.

Burks, Burkes (English, Irish) Dweller at, or near, the stronghold or fortified place.

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Burkhardt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany25,9221:3,106323
United States11,3471:31,9433,993
Switzerland1,9261:4,264615
France4531:146,62922,692
Brazil2921:733,13126,800
Australia2571:105,04211,793
Canada2111:174,62417,463
New Zealand1261:35,9396,159
England1091:511,17532,340
Austria581:146,81819,663
Spain531:882,11434,832
Argentina521:821,98954,134
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Thailand461:1,535,616206,021
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Denmark291:194,64516,083
Ecuador271:589,10511,569
Chile271:652,46215,367
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Wales101:309,45316,869
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
China41:341,830,39216,990
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7591:28,5503,486

Burkhardt (2,044) may also be a first name.

Burkhardt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who lived in a strong castle or fortress.

Burks, Burkes (English, Irish) Dweller at, or near, the stronghold or fortified place.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

From the Middle High German words, burg (fortress) and hart (hard/strong). It was originally a traditional dithematic given name, but became common as a surname in the southwestern portion of the German-speaking region of Europe.

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Burkhardt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burkhardt (Russian: Бурхардт) is most common in Germany. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Burkhardt? popularity and diffusion

Burkhardt is the 13,550th most common last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 176,929 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Burkhardt live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe. Burkhardt is also the 166,841st most widely held first name in the world, held by 2,044 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 25,922 people, or 1 in 3,106. In Germany Burkhardt is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 32 percent are found, Saxony, where 13 percent are found and Bavaria, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Germany this surname occurs in 68 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Switzerland, where 5 percent are found.

Burkhardt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Burkhardt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Burkhardt last name rose 645 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 495 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burkhardt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Burkhardt last name are 17.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.94% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Burkhardt earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.24% more than the national average, earning 436,878 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 54.11% less than the national average, earning R 109,044 per year; in Colombia they earn 30.64% less than the national average, earning $15,746,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.9% more than the national average, earning $47,854 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.59% more than the national average, earning $54,449 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burckhardt953,284/
Burgkhardt9527/
Burkhartdt953/
Burkkhardt953/
Burkhaardt952/
Burkheardt952/
Burkahardt952/
Bourkhardt952/
Burkharddt951/
Buurkhardt951/
Beurkhardt951/
Burkhardte951/
Burkhhardt951/
Burkhardtt950/
Burkhart9426,540/
Burkhard949,603/
Burkardt941,182/
Burhardt94145/
Bourckhardt9084/
Burckhardte904/
Burckheardt900/
Burchardt894,629/
Burckhard89793/
Burckhart89268/
Burckardt89155/
Burkheart89116/
Borkhardt8984/
Burkhartt8918/
Burkkhard898/
Burhkardt897/
Bourkardt894/
Burgkardt894/
Burhhardt893/
Burkhaert893/
Burkherdt892/
Burkahrdt891/
Burkhaart891/
Burkharth891/
Burkkhart891/
Butrkhart891/
Bourkhard891/
Burkharte891/
Burgkhard891/
Burkharhd891/
Burkhordt890/
Burrkhart890/
Burkharts890/
Burkhards890/
Bourkhart890/
Burkhartd890/
Burkheard890/
Burkart8811,275/
Burkard888,762/
Burhart88303/
Burhard8862/
Burkhardtová8624/
Burchhardt84298/
Burckhartt8452/
Borckhardt8418/
Burchgardt8415/
Burckardte843/
Bourchardt843/
Bourckardt842/
Burrchardt841/
Burckhordt841/
Burcharrdt841/
Burcharddt841/
Bourhhardt841/
Burckhardz840/
Burchard8211,558/
Burchart82834/
Burckard82235/
Burckart82207/
Burkarth82196/
Burgkart8254/
Burkgart8253/
Borkhart8251/
Burkhert8240/
Borkhard8236/
Bourkard8233/
Burcardt8225/
Burkards8218/
Borkardt8217/
Burgkard8212/
Burkartd826/
Burkgard823/
Burkahrt823/
Burkeart822/
Beurkart822/
Buirkart822/
Burhcard821/
Burheart821/
Burhhart821/
Burhkart821/
Burkaart821/
Burkarte821/
Burkcard821/
Burkherd821/
Burqhart821/
Burrhart821/
Vurkhart821/
Burkaard821/
Burkerdt820/
Burkhort820/
Burkhord820/
Burharte820/
Burkartt820/
Burharts820/
Burkhardová8014/
Burckhartte8011/
Burkhartova805/
Bourckhartt801/
Burkhartová801/
Borchardt7818,481/
Burchartz78375/
Burckgard7870/
Borckardt7867/
Burchards7863/
Burchhart7846/
Burcharth7843/
Burchhard7842/
Bourgkard7829/
Bourchard7827/
Burchgart7818/
Burckarte7816/
Burcharts7812/
Bierkardt786/
Borhcardt783/
Burchaard781/
Burckcard781/
Borkhartd781/
Borckhard781/
Burchartd781/
Burckarth781/
Bourchart781/
Burcahrdt781/
Burcheart780/
Burquardt780/
Burhordte780/
Burkhertt780/
Burchartt780/
Burkert758,030/
Burcart7516/
Borkart754/
Borkard754/
Burkerd753/
Burcard752/
Burkord752/
Burkort751/
Burhort751/
Vurkard751/
Burhord751/
Burjart751/
Borchhardt74249/
Burkartová7419/
Borchardtt746/
Borchardth744/
Bourquhart741/
Borkheartt741/
Borchaardt741/
Borcharrdt741/
Bourckaert741/
Burchhards740/
Borchard712,944/
Borchart71485/
Bourcart71159/
Buerkert7166/
Burckert7160/
Borcardt7118/
Burchort718/
Bourcard717/
Burkertt712/
Vurchart711/
Burchord711/
Bürckard711/
Borckart711/
Burckerd710/
Borkhort710/
Bourquard671,188/
Borchartt67451/
Borcharth678/
Borchartd673/
Borcahrdt672/
Borchordt672/
Burchhartová671/
Bourquart671/
Borquardt671/
Borchardd671/
Burchhort670/

Burkhardt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Burkhardt in the Russian language
Бурхардтburhardt-

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