Burga
surname · Latin script
Meaning: weibl. Vom., Kurzform von Namen, die mit »Burg-« oder »-bürg« gebildet sind (z
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
Burga is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Peru than in any other country.
- PEPeru≈1 in 2.1K(inferred from the name graph)
- ARArgentina1 in 128K
- USUnited States1 in 694K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Peru (inferred from the name graph)
- Sources
- 123 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 2.1K (inferred from the name graph)
≈16,000 people, est.
Highest-authority source
Peru, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
weibl. Vom., Kurzform von Namen, die mit »Burg-« oder »-bürg« gebildet sind (z. B.
Sources 1
- DUDEN Lexikon der Vornamen
Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Burga counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE Peru | #348 | ≈16,000 est. | ≈1 in 2.1K | — | Burga | 80 |
| ES Spain | — | 576 | 1 in 87K | 576 | Burga | 55 |
| US United States | — | 479 | 1 in 694K | 515 | Burga | 123 |
| PH Philippines | — | ≈370 est. | ≈1 in 299K | — | Burga | 9 |
| AR Argentina | — | 355 | 1 in 128K | 355 | Burga | 32 |
| BO Bolivia | — | ≈100 est. | ≈1 in 116K | — | Burga | 14 |
| CR Costa Rica | — | 30 | 1 in 170K | 30 | — | 6 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: RENAPER — Apellidos (person counts, national); Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020; INE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos); INE — Apellidos más frecuentes (Padrón Municipal); TSE — electoral roll (padrón) names. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Burga is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In Italian, a kind of basket filled with stones and used to prevent the erosion of rivers banks
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In Galician, hot spring
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In Romansh, diarrhea
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In Uzbek, flea
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In Basque, "Burga, manantial de agua caliente" Lar (que lo relaciona con vasc. bero y ur ) .
as a wordOrotariko Euskal Hiztegia (OEH) — General/Historical Basque Dictionary, Euskaltzaindia
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Roberto Dragob. 1923PEnot in their usual namePeruvian association football player (1923–2014)
- Alberto Tejada Burgab. 1924PEPeruvian association football referee
- Virgilio Dragob. 1925PEnot in their usual namePeruvian basketball player (born 1925)
- Teresa Burgab. 1935PEPeruvian artist
- Ernesto Pollittb. 1938PEnot in their usual namePeruvian psychologist (1938-2016)
- José del Castillob. 1943PEnot in their usual namePeruvian footballer (1943-2023)
- Conradin Burgab. 1948CHSwiss geologist and botanist
- César Ritterb. 1979PEnot in their usual namePeruvian actor
- Juana Burga Cerverab. 1991PEPeruvian model
- Christopher Olivaresb. 1999PEnot in their usual namePeruvian association football player
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 21 sources across 12 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ES Spain | INE — Apellidos más frecuentes (Padrón Municipal) | — | 576 | #7,138 |
| ES Spain | INE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos) | — | 576 | #7,125 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 515 | #44,823 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 479 | #44,808 |
| AR Argentina | RENAPER — Apellidos (person counts, national) | — | 355 | — |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 308 | #61,058 |
| CR Costa Rica | TSE — electoral roll (padrón) names | — | 30 | #2,923 |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Reference works 3
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- Ethiopian name tokens (GitHub lehagere/ethiopian-names, 40/60 condominium list)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Burga mean?
- Recorded meaning: weibl. Vom., Kurzform von Namen, die mit »Burg-« oder »-bürg« gebildet sind (z.
- In which country does Burga have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 16 thousand people named Burga in Peru, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled burga.
- How common is the name Burga?
- In Spain, the national register counted 576 people named Burga, about 1 in 87 thousand residents.
- How common is Burga compared with other names?
- In Peru, Burga is the 348th most common surname of 173,371 surnames recorded there.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Burga” — the 348th most common surname in Peru. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.