Buursen Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Buursen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buursen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1651:102,34716,582
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Buursen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buursen is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buursen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,300,225th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Buursen live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Buursen is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 165 people, or 1 in 102,347. In The Netherlands Buursen is mostly found in: Overijssel, where 42 percent live, North Brabant, where 14 percent live and Utrecht, where 11 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 5 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bursen9221/
Burseen869/
Beursen861/
Boursen861/
Burshen861/
Bursaen861/
Burseng860/
Bursn836/
Bursiend801/
Burschen801/
Boursien801/
Burssien801/
Burson777,837/
Burgen77604/
Bursin77254/
Bursan77219/
Borsen77112/
Bursán7721/
Bursyn7713/
Burzen778/
Bursón777/
Burjen773/
Burcen772/
Bürsen771/
Bursén771/
Buerschen7527/
Burshan713,455/
Boursin711,617/
Boersen711,111/
Bourson71799/
Bursian71766/
Burshin71119/
Burszan71114/
Burszán7186/
Bursing7140/
Bursyna7118/
Borsien7117/
Borssen7114/
Burshyn717/
Bursong716/
Burjeen715/
Buersan715/
Burchen714/
Biersen714/
Burgien714/
Bourgen713/
Burscon712/
Burgenn712/
Butrsan711/
Borseen711/
Bursson711/
Buerson711/
Burtgen711/
Burhson711/
Burgend711/
Burshon711/
Burgent711/
Burrson710/
Beurson710/
Bursone710/
Burdgen710/
Bhurgen710/
Burshina67126/
Boerssen6761/
Bürschen6720/
Bhursing6719/
Bursingh6713/
Burshyna679/
Boursing676/
Bourshan673/
Burgienė672/
Burrsion672/
Butrsing671/
Butrsang671/
Bhurshan671/
Bhursngh671/
Burrshan671/
Borschen670/
Burcheen670/
Boursand670/
Burchent670/
Bursoond670/
Buershon670/
Bourgenn670/

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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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  • 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 Buursen
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