Burke Forename

91,475th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 5,412 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Burke Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: A stronghold.

Burke Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
4,6771:77,5153,756
Canada
100%
3651:90,7764,789
Ireland
73%
 
481:96,7402,437
Jamaica-431:67,0523,397
Australia-391:350,1956,577
India
 
57%
341:35,731,705689,842
Honduras
100%
211:419,8796,925
Cayman Islands
100%
211:2,919610
England
76%
 
201:2,780,14631,455
South Africa
100%
151:3,635,51086,845
China-131:105,081,21464,899
Zimbabwe
100%
101:1,542,38246,134
Thailand
89%
 
101:7,006,581112,087
Ethiopia
100%
91:10,840,01514,737
Philippines
100%
91:11,778,831158,973
Brazil
100%
91:23,804,017218,524
Nigeria
100%
81:22,195,545185,172
Germany
100%
71:13,811,12541,547
Bahamas-51:79,8741,458
Peru
100%
41:7,947,86448,688
Saint Lucia
100%
31:59,2724,116
Italy
100%
31:20,354,03045,650
Wales
100%
31:1,031,43610,092
Denmark-21:2,824,74921,465
New Zealand-21:2,268,02212,390
South Korea-21:2,772,21027,911
Mexico-21:62,072,21496,650
Spain-21:23,264,98224,876
Barbados-21:144,8942,643
Trinidad and Tobago-21:680,71023,658
Uruguay-11:3,427,63713,958
Malaysia
100%
11:30,449,940373,101
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Turkmenistan
100%
11:5,472,8703,925
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
Uganda
100%
11:40,956,920131,348
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Pakistan
100%
11:194,357,680303,535
Oman
100%
11:4,108,66712,526
Northern Cyprus
100%
11:318,1333,044
Nepal
100%
11:28,487,352119,417
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066
Israel
100%
11:8,402,91845,019
Indonesia-11:257,963,6681,335,696
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Greece
100%
11:10,934,54822,228
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Croatia-11:4,217,07620,943
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Aruba-11:103,7802,838
Afghanistan
100%
11:32,623,51666,536

The alternate forms: Bürke (35) are calculated separately.

Burke (272,754) may also be a surname.

Burke Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Teutonic name, meaning: A stronghold.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Burke Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Burkey9166/
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Hburke912/
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Burcke911/
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Burk89691/
Bhurkee837/
Buerkie833/
Bourkey831/
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Beurkeu831/
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Burkhie831/
Burka8028,646/
Burce80784/
Burki80403/
Borke8034/
Burck8025/
Burky8021/
Bhurk8016/
Bourk8010/
Burkh806/
Beurk804/
Burqe801/
Bhurkesh771/
Burketts771/
Burkay73846/
Bhurki73301/
Bhurka73157/
Baurka7328/
Burkha7319/
Burche7314/
Mbourk7313/
Bourka7311/
Burkhi739/
Burcea736/
Burque736/
Borkie736/
Burkka734/
Burcey733/
Boorke733/
Boerke733/
Bource732/
Bourki732/
Bourck732/
Bhirke731/
Borkee731/
Buerky731/
Burkoi731/
Burkii731/
Burkaa731/
Burcky731/
Burcka731/
Baurkz731/
Borkea731/
Borrke731/
Bierke731/
Bhorke731/
Buhrka731/
Burg67140/
Burc6784/
Bork6781/
Bourque6736/
Bourgue6723/
Bhurkhi676/
Burq673/
Baurkha673/
Burx673/
Bourkai672/
Bourche672/
Bhirkhe672/
Bhaurki671/
Pbrk671/
Burktdh671/
Bhurkay671/
Bhurkha671/
Bourkoa671/
Burceea671/
Burchee671/
Buyrkay671/
Burquez671/
Burkaya671/
Burkhai671/

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