Bursig Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Poland

Bursig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bursig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
Poland461:826,27764,341
United States71:51,779,848968,877
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Bursig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bursig is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bursig? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,817,111th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Bursig are found; 49 percent are found in Western Europe and 49 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Bursig is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 1,610,109. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 48 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 18 percent are found and Hesse, where 12 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 45 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Bursig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bursig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bursig last name declined 12 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boursig920/
Bursigue8617/
Bursik83368/
Bursic83196/
Borsig8378/
Bursiq8368/
Burzig8360/
Wursig8316/
Burseg8311/
Bourzig771,590/
Boersig77200/
Bursick77148/
Bursiek7780/
Bursics7712/
Burszik7711/
Burshik776/
Bursict773/
Bourgig771/
Burschik71106/
Wurschig7144/
Bourseix718/
Boershig713/
Bursique712/
Boursikh711/
Bourchig711/
Burshick711/
Bursieck711/
Burssick710/
Bursík67628/
Borsik67260/
Burzik67245/
Burzic67207/
Bourzigue67130/
Würsig67118/
Borsic67117/
Boerschig67107/
Bursikova67102/
Bursek6766/
Burcik6757/
Burgic6734/
Burgec6721/
Bursiková679/
Worsig673/
Vursik672/
Burcic672/
Borzig672/
Burttgieg671/
Burzigova671/
Burzeg671/
Burschick671/
Borsíg671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Bursig
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