Burmeister Surname
Approximately 23,355 people bear this surname
Burmeister Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the mayor,' an importation. Dutch, burgomaster; German, Birgemeistir.
Burmeister Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 14,626 | 1:5,504 | 664 |
| United States | 6,259 | 1:57,910 | 6,866 |
| South Africa | 1,013 | 1:53,482 | 6,787 |
| Denmark | 372 | 1:15,174 | 1,487 |
| Australia | 233 | 1:115,861 | 12,852 |
| Brazil | 119 | 1:1,798,944 | 58,246 |
| New Zealand | 91 | 1:49,762 | 8,043 |
| Canada | 80 | 1:460,570 | 39,784 |
| Sweden | 65 | 1:151,489 | 10,616 |
| Chile | 58 | 1:303,732 | 8,727 |
| Netherlands | 57 | 1:296,266 | 35,624 |
| Hungary | 54 | 1:181,783 | 15,754 |
| England | 50 | 1:1,114,361 | 53,243 |
| Switzerland | 48 | 1:171,102 | 15,661 |
| Finland | 41 | 1:134,066 | 12,676 |
| Thailand | 28 | 1:2,522,798 | 271,580 |
| Austria | 24 | 1:354,810 | 38,119 |
| Estonia | 23 | 1:57,470 | 10,794 |
| Norway | 19 | 1:270,647 | 28,127 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| Greenland | 7 | 1:8,054 | 710 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 490 | 1:102,487 | 10,363 |
Burmeister (17) may also be a first name.
Burmeister Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the mayor,' an importation. Dutch, burgomaster; German, Birgemeistir.
(German) One who tilled the land, a farmer.
BURMISTER: A mayor, or chief officer of a borough (burgi magister), a corruption either of the German burgemeister, the Dutch burgomaster, the Bussian bourmister, or the Danish bovgemester.
Burmeister Demographics
Average Male Burmeister Height
177.9 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Burmeister Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Burmeister Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Burmeister (Arabic: بورمايستر) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Burmeister? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 23,209th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 312,034 people. The surname Burmeister occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Burmeister live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 17 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 14,626 people, or 1 in 5,504. In Germany it is most common in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 25 percent are found, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 25 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 13 percent are found. Not including Germany Burmeister occurs in 54 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.
Burmeister Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Burmeister has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Burmeister surname grew 1,277 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 556 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Burmeister Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Burmeister are 25.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.23% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Burmeister earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 0.78% more than the national average, earning 348,778 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 8.85% more than the national average, earning R 258,672 per year; in United States they earn 7.85% more than the national average, earning $46,536 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.96% less than the national average, earning $48,711 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Burmeister Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Burmeister in the Arabic language | ||
| بورمايستر | bwrmaystr | - |
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