Burnett Forename

145,041st
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 2,576 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Burnett Forename Definition:

A Old French name, meaning: Brown.

Burnett Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
79%
 
1,7141:211,5157,401
Jamaica-4251:6,784924
South Africa
94%
 
1711:318,90417,686
Malawi
80%
 
1481:115,6246,115
England
81%
 
311:1,793,64323,921
Canada
100%
131:2,548,72134,380
Scotland
100%
81:668,7967,564
Netherlands
50%
 
81:2,112,76026,769
Uganda
100%
61:6,826,15353,479
Australia-41:3,414,40625,298
Guyana-41:190,81611,826
Zimbabwe
100%
31:5,141,27276,754
Zambia-31:5,284,93137,895
Wales
100%
31:1,031,43610,092
Nigeria
100%
31:59,188,120318,216
Barbados-31:96,5962,324
United States Virgin Islands-21:54,8743,819
Trinidad and Tobago-21:680,71023,658
Philippines
100%
21:53,004,738452,678
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
21:55,7904,636
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Grenada
100%
11:108,1254,208
Belarus-11:9,482,38420,892
Uruguay-11:3,427,63713,958
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Brazil-11:214,236,154864,335
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
South Sudan
100%
11:11,551,0193,224
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Cameroon-11:21,610,503119,836
Saint Lucia
100%
11:177,8158,104
Saint Kitts and Nevis-11:54,8612,604
Curaçao-11:155,8031,239
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Malaysia
100%
11:30,449,940373,101
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Jersey-11:99,9802,122
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Italy
100%
11:61,062,09083,289

Burnett (117,584) may also be a surname.

Burnett Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Old French name, meaning: Brown.

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

Burnett Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burnette931,243/
Burnnett935/
Burrnett931/
Burnetts931/
Burnet921,101/
Burnnette884/
Burnnet86116/
Burnest8698/
Burneth8614/
Bornett8610/
Burnete864/
Burneet862/
Burneat862/
Burnitt862/
Burne8364/
Vurnette803/
Burrnete801/
Bhurnete801/
Burneast801/
Burneate801/
Wbarnett801/
Beurnete801/
Burnie771,139/
Burney771,075/
Bourne77209/
Burnes77117/
Bornet7750/
Burnee7743/
Burner7743/
Burned7735/
Burnez7710/
Burnne775/
Burnit774/
Burnei774/
Burnea772/
Burness71173/
Burnnie7123/
Burhney718/
Burnite718/
Burnist717/
Burneas716/
Burgner716/
Vurnest713/
Burnees713/
Bournee712/
Baurneh712/
Wornett712/
Burnith712/
Bourney712/
Bhurnie712/
Bournes712/
Baurner711/
Bornitt711/
Bournez711/
Burnney711/
Beurnie711/
Burrney711/
Vornett711/
Burnned711/
Burnesh711/
Burni67578/
Burna67489/
Borne67152/
Burny67102/
Burwanti675/
Vurne675/
Bhurnesh675/
Burwinto674/
Burienne671/
Burnness671/
Burinnit671/

Burnett Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Burnett in the Russian language
Бурнеттburnett-

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