Family name بوركهارد (Burkhard 
, بوركهارد) , throughout the world, is quite a common surname. The cognomen بوركهارد is characteristic of Western Europe, particularly Switzerland, where it is quite a common surname, Germany, where it is quite a rare surname, and Austria. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Germany, Switzerland, and the United States. More frequently, بوركهارد is the forename as well as the last name.