Bürge Surname

247,201st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,609 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Bürge Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bürge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1,1801:6,9601,112
Turkey3021:257,68717,701
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
Hungary441:223,09718,334
Northern Cyprus181:17,7234,398
Austria91:946,15970,786
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Burge (23,178) & Burgé (18) are calculated separately.

Bürge Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bürge is more commonly found in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Burge or Burgé. For other potential spellings of Bürge click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bürge? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 247,201st most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,529,239 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Bürge live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Bürge is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is carried by 1,180 people, or 1 in 6,960. In Switzerland Bürge is primarily concentrated in: Canton of St Gallen, where 37 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 16 percent are found and Canton of Aargau, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Switzerland this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 19 percent are found and Germany, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burge9323,178/
Bürgee9139/
Burgé8718/
Borge8027,276/
Bürgi804,028/
Bürgy80614/
Bürçe80106/
Bürse8018/
Würge801/
Burger73109,400/
Burdge732,508/
Burget732,295/
Burges732,284/
Bhorge731,316/
Bourge731,159/
Würger73632/
Burgee73530/
Buerge73440/
Burgey73382/
Burgie73313/
Würges73280/
Bierge73272/
Borgey73265/
Buirge73106/
Borgea7375/
Borgie7369/
Bürgés7367/
Bürzer7348/
Bürgis7340/
Bürçer7329/
Bürjes7325/
Bhurge7311/
Bhirge738/
Burgge736/
Burghe735/
Boerge735/
Bűrger733/
Boorge732/
Burged732/
Burnge732/
Birgeh731/
Bürzed731/
Borgej731/
Burgeh731/
Würzge731/
Borrge730/
Burgep730/
Burgess67173,071/
Bourget679,839/
Burgett676,939/
Bourges674,615/
Burgues672,260/
Burguet671,340/
Burguez671,260/
Bourger67684/
Bourgey67616/
Bourgie67428/
Bourgea67163/
Burgest67107/
Buergey6790/
Burghes6779/
Burdges6763/
Burguer6762/
Burgier6743/
Burgees6742/
Burgetz6742/
Bourgez6734/
Burenge6719/
Burgeth6712/
Bhurgee6710/
Borghee675/
Burgges675/
Borghey675/
Burggee675/
Burghez675/
Burghet674/
Burghed674/
Burgger673/
Burgies672/
Beurger672/
Bhaurge672/
Burgget672/
Bourged672/
Burdgee671/
Burgepp671/
Burrges671/
Bourdge671/
Baurgea671/
Burghee671/
Burghea671/
Beurges671/
Burgerr670/
Baurger670/
Burgeer670/
Bourgee670/
Burgets670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bürge
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