Burwig Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Burwig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burwig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Burwig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burwig is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burwig? popularity and diffusion

Burwig is the 2,555,468th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname Burwig occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Burwig live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 1,963,548. In Germany Burwig is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 44 percent live, Hesse, where 32 percent live and Brandenburg, where 12 percent live. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent live and Thailand, where 2 percent live.

Burwig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Burwig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Burwig surname increased 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Burwig Last Name Statistics demography

Burwig earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burrwig921/
Bourwieg8624/
Borwig83114/
Burwik8312/
Burvig831/
Burwix830/
Burbig830/
Burweg830/
Burwick77782/
Burwiek7734/
Bourbig7710/
Burbigh770/
Burwieck7127/
Bourbigh714/
Burwicke711/
Borwik67150/
Vorwig6777/
Burbic6739/

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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 Burwig
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