Bürkner Surname
Approximately 567 people bear this surname
Bürkner Surname User-submission:
Bürkner has its origins in bürge, which means 'someone whose words are trustworthy'.
Bürkner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 526 | 1:153,052 | 18,330 |
| Austria | 40 | 1:212,886 | 26,249 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35 | 1:1,434,820 | 77,606 |
The alternate forms: Burkner (108) are calculated separately.
Bürkner Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Bürkner has its origins in bürge, which means 'someone whose words are trustworthy'.
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Where Does The Last Name Bürkner Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bürkner occurs most in Germany. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Burkner. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bürkner? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bürkner is the 559,940th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,852,815 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bürkner reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
Bürkner is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 526 people, or 1 in 153,052. In Germany Bürkner is mostly found in: Saxony, where 19 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside and Bavaria, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Germany it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 7 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
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