Burkholz Surname

847,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Burkholz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burkholz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1751:460,03140,524
United States1441:2,517,076153,460
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Bürkholz (32) are calculated separately.

Burkholz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burkholz is found most in Germany. It can be rendered as a variant: Bürkholz. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burkholz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 847,909th most common last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 22,562,062 people. The last name Burkholz is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Burkholz live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Burkholz is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 175 people, or 1 in 460,031. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 30 percent reside, Saarland, where 23 percent reside and Hesse, where 18 percent reside. Other than Germany it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 45 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.

Burkholz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Burkholz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Burkholz surname expanded 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Burkholz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Burkholz surname are 35.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 82.5% being registered with the political party.

Burkholz earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.12% more than the national average, earning $44,497 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bürkholz9632/
Burkholtz9432/
Burholz9318/
Burkolz930/
Buerkholtz891/
Borkholz882/
Burcholz880/
Buerckholtz8423/
Borckholz8266/
Bürkholtz821/
Bourcholz821/
Burkholls820/
Borckholtz781/
Burhals672/
Burkuls671/
Borkoles637/
Borkhuls631/
Burjales5045/
Borköles5011/

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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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  • 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 Burkholz
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