Myburgh Surname

25,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,856 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Myburgh Surname Definition:

Place name in Holland (Meijburg Castle).

Myburgh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa19,5971:2,765353
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Australia2151:125,56113,746
England1641:339,74424,836
New Zealand1251:36,2276,204
Namibia1211:19,9123,485
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Swaziland41:324,550996
Malta41:107,5681,849
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Myburgh (83) may also be a first name.

Myburgh Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place name in Holland (Meijburg Castle).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Myburgh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Myburgh is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Myburgh? popularity and diffusion

Myburgh is the 25,817th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 349,422 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Myburgh reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,052,971st most numerous first name in the world, held by 83 people.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 19,597 people, or 1 in 2,765. In South Africa Myburgh is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 33 percent reside, Western Cape, where 18 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 10 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this surname exists in 47 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Myburgh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Myburgh has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Myburgh last name expanded 8,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Myburgh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Myburgh last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount Myburgh earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.41% more than the national average, earning R 378,828 per year; in United States they earn 2.99% more than the national average, earning $44,437 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.01% more than the national average, earning $51,673 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meyburgh93573/
Mayburgh939/
Muyburgh931/
Myburg921,491/
Meyburg86476/
Mayburg8611/
Mhyburg861/
Myborgh860/
Mijburgh8018/
Mysbergh801/
Myberg7719/
Miburg771/
Myborg771/
Meiburg71563/
Meyberg71298/
Mayberg71142/
Maiburg7191/
Meyborg7164/
Mayborg7140/
Maimbourgh711/
Moyberg711/
Majburg711/
Mysberg711/
Memburg710/
Muiburg710/
Moiburg710/
Meijburg67173/
Maimburg6764/
Mimbourg6756/
Meisburg6728/
Maijburg671/

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