Bürger Surname

27,627th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,460 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Bürger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bürger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany17,2141:4,677555
Austria1,4731:5,781676
Poland2911:130,61419,144
Czechia1491:71,36611,994
Hungary1211:81,1268,137
Switzerland661:124,43812,477
Sweden431:228,99415,912
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Norway111:467,48139,375
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Croatia61:704,76744,411
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
France31:22,140,907385,998
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
England21:27,859,030389,889
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Burger (109,400) & Bűrger (3) are calculated separately.

Bürger Last Name Facts

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

Bürger occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Burger or Bűrger. For other possible spellings of Bürger click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bürger? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 27,627th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 374,488 people. Bürger occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bürger live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 17,214 people, or 1 in 4,677. In Germany Bürger is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 30 percent live, Bavaria, where 13 percent live and Saxony, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this last name exists in 27 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 8 percent live and Poland, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burger94109,400/
Bűrger943/
Bürgert921/
Büringer8664/
Borger838,796/
Würger83632/
Bürzer8348/
Bürçer8329/
Bórger831/
Bühringer80376/
Bürgerová80151/
Bürringer8025/
Bürgerova801/
Burgert772,751/
Buerger772,704/
Burgher772,651/
Boerger772,217/
Bourger77684/
Bürcher77120/
Burguer7762/
Burgier7743/
Borrger777/
Bierger776/
Burnger774/
Würgert774/
Burgger773/
Burgere773/
Burgerd772/
Beurger772/
Borgger771/
Borgier771/
Baurger770/
Burgerr770/
Burgeer770/
Bourgier71753/
Burgherr71565/
Bürscher71176/
Würinger7140/
Bourguer7126/
Burguere7114/
Burgiert715/
Bourgere713/
Buringer713/
Burghere712/
Biergier712/
Burgerdt711/
Burgiere711/
Burgheur711/
Bourgert711/
Burgeher710/
Burkgert710/
Burgherd710/
Burgerová67513/
Burcer67446/
Würzer67374/
Worger67202/
Borser67131/
Burher6796/
Vorger6780/
Buhringer6773/
Burzer6752/
Burginger6743/
Borgir6737/
Borzer6736/
Virger6731/
Wirger6729/
Burgerova6712/
Wurger6711/
Burser6711/
Borcer6710/
Vurger674/
Bourguere673/
Bűrgerová672/
Burgre671/
Würgerová671/
Burringer671/
Burgueyre671/
Bourgiere671/
Bhuringer671/
Bourgerth670/
Burgir670/

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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 Bürger
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