Bürgisser Surname

372,194th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 964 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Bürgisser Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bürgisser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland9361:8,7741,436
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Burgisser (133) are calculated separately.

Bürgisser Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bürgisser is found most in Switzerland. It may also occur as a variant: Burgisser. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bürgisser? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bürgisser is the 372,194th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,559,695 people. The last name Bürgisser occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bürgisser live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Bürgisser is most frequently used in Switzerland, where it is borne by 936 people, or 1 in 8,774. In Switzerland Bürgisser is primarily found in: Canton of Aargau, where 24 percent reside, Canton of Fribourg, where 18 percent reside and Canton of Zürich, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Switzerland Bürgisser exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Bürgisser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bürgisser has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bürgisser surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burgisser96133/
Bürgiser941/
Bürgesser891/
Buergisser8438/
Biergiesser802/
Burgesser7899/
Borgesser781/
Burgieser780/
Burgesse719/
Burgoise711/
Burgeser710/
Burkhiser6768/
Burkheiser63145/
Burgese63114/
Burgisi6354/
Burgice630/
Burrisjr593/
Burgaicea561/
Burgessii561/
Burzese50364/
Bursese50195/
Bursesi5049/

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