Bürgin Surname

167,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Bürgin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bürgin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1,8941:4,336631
Germany6761:119,09114,616
France21:33,211,361423,184
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Burgin (11,454) are calculated separately.

Bürgin Last Name Facts

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

Bürgin is held by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Burgin. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bürgin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bürgin is the 167,924th most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,830,115 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Bürgin live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is carried by 1,894 people, or 1 in 4,336. In Switzerland Bürgin is primarily found in: Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 40 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 17 percent are found and Canton of Basel-Stadt, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Switzerland it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 26 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burgin9411,454/
Büring83240/
Borgin8334/
Bürgün831/
Bürgen831/
Bourgin771,681/
Burguin77552/
Buergin77182/
Bürsing7780/
Burghin776/
Burgien774/
Burging773/
Boorgin771/
Biergin770/
Burin734,601/
Büren73471/
Bürén7312/
Burgn731/
Borgn730/
Bourguin71276/
Burgienė712/
Bourging711/
Burggink711/
Burguinn710/
Bourginn710/
Borgen676,498/
Virgin674,391/
Bühren67900/
Burcin67727/
Burgen67604/
Borçin67337/
Borzin67301/
Burrin67290/
Bursin67254/
Burzin67132/
Burçin6791/
Burain6779/
Wirgin6778/
Borsin6768/
Vorgin6746/
Bierin6729/
Burgim6725/
Borgén6723/
Burhin6721/
Buruin6720/
Borcin6716/
Burien6713/
Buerin6713/
Bührichen678/
Burgén676/
Vurgin675/
Burjin673/
Burgyn673/
Bhurin672/
Burein672/
Burginova671/
Buroin671/
Buhrin671/
Buurin671/
Bürsen671/
Bürcün671/
Buringgin671/
Worgin670/
Burgingne670/

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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 Bürgin
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