Bürgel Surname

182,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Bürgel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bürgel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,2471:35,8284,739
Austria301:283,84832,444
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

The alternate forms: Burgel (1,058) & Bűrgel (1) are calculated separately.

Bürgel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bürgel is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Burgel or Bűrgel. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bürgel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 182,166th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 3,122,342 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Bürgel live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Bürgel is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 2,247 people, or 1 in 35,828. In Germany Bürgel is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 35 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent reside and Bavaria, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 1 percent reside and Switzerland, where 1 percent reside.

Bürgel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bürgel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burgel941,058/
Bűrgel941/
Bürgelt9256/
Bürgl9140/
Borgel83837/
Bürgül8316/
Bürgelová8010/
Burgiel77475/
Burghel77270/
Borgiel77226/
Burgell77196/
Buergel77147/
Bourgel77104/
Borgell778/
Boergel776/
Burguel771/
Burgelt771/
Bürzell771/
Burgesl771/
Biergel770/
Burdgel770/
Bűrgl738/
Burgl735/
Bürzl733/
Biergiel7179/
Bürschel7142/
Bourguel7128/
Bürglová7120/
Burgiell711/
Buriel672,309/
Bührle67802/
Borgil67354/
Virgel67215/
Borzel67169/
Burjel6755/
Borcel6746/
Burcel6745/
Bursel6736/
Burzel6735/
Wurgel6715/
Burgelova6713/
Wirgel677/
Buergl676/
Burgil676/
Würzel674/
Bűrgelová673/
Borsel672/
Bürchl672/
Burgelová672/
Biergl672/
Burçel672/
Bourgl671/
Burhel671/
Bureil671/
Borgül671/
Bourguelt671/

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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 Bürgel
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