Bortnik Surname

91,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Bortnik Surname Definition:

(from a place name) From the village of Bortniki in Russia. It means “beekeepers.”

Bortnik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,9721:73,0859,384
Belarus1,5081:6,300875
Poland6521:58,2969,180
United States1921:1,887,807122,674
Kazakhstan1741:101,62411,233
Argentina1701:251,43220,361
Israel1571:54,5077,075
Canada581:635,26952,014
Uzbekistan491:631,20713,568
England481:1,160,79354,689
Chile361:489,34612,617
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Transnistria331:14,3852,759
Serbia271:264,62814,268
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Kyrgyzstan121:497,72137,801
Slovakia111:485,13257,527
Moldova111:323,76125,884
Bulgaria71:996,98634,534
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
France51:13,284,544357,392
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508

The alternate forms: Bortník (48) are calculated separately.

Bortnik Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) From the village of Bortniki in Russia. It means “beekeepers.”

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Bortnik Last Name Facts

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

Bortnik (Georgian: ბორტნიკ, Russian: Бортник) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Bortník. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bortnik? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bortnik is the 91,169th most widely held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,387,575 people. Bortnik is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Bortnik reside; 68 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 55 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 1,972 people, or 1 in 73,085. In Russia Bortnik is primarily found in: Moscow, where 11 percent reside, Moscow Oblast, where 6 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Russia Bortnik exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 29 percent reside and Poland, where 12 percent reside.

Bortnik Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (82%) in Russia, Orthodox (84%) in Belarus, Orthodox (86%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (82%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Bortnik are 4.02% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 50.79% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bortnik earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 9.55% more than the national average, earning $47,269 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.16% less than the national average, earning $38,672 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bortník9548/
Bortnick93793/
Borthnick880/
Bartnik8610,554/
Bortnyk867,118/
Burtnik86425/
Bortnic86118/
Bertnik8617/
Bortnek864/
Vortnik864/
Bortnikova825,514/
Bortniková829/
Bortnikowa821/
Bartnick801,543/
Burtnick80275/
Bertnick8074/
Bortnykh8012/
Bortnyck804/
Bartnicke75111/
Burtnicks752/
Burtnyk71647/
Bortnykova71525/
Bartnek7158/
Bartnig7150/
Bortníková7138/
Wartnik7136/
Bertnyk7127/
Bartnyk7118/
Bortnicova7110/
Vortnikova718/
Burtnek713/
Bartnix712/
Bertník711/
Bartniková711/
Bartnic711/
Bartnikova711/
Bertnek710/
Bartneck67244/
Bortneac6726/
Wartnick6723/
Bartneak6711/
Barthnek678/
Vartnick671/
Bortennykova631/
Vortnykova592/
Bartnecková561/

Bortnik Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bortnik in the Georgian language
ბორტნიკbortnik-
Bortnik in the Russian language
Бортникbortnik-

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