Bourke Surname
Approximately 30,821 people bear this surname
Bourke Surname Definition:
= Burke, q.v.
Bourke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 16,009 | 1:1,686 | 208 |
| Ireland | 5,281 | 1:892 | 162 |
| United States | 3,757 | 1:96,476 | 10,783 |
| England | 2,712 | 1:20,545 | 2,905 |
| New Zealand | 1,232 | 1:3,676 | 576 |
| Canada | 951 | 1:38,744 | 4,862 |
| Fiji | 126 | 1:7,098 | 1,425 |
| Scotland | 125 | 1:42,831 | 3,932 |
| Northern Ireland | 97 | 1:19,021 | 2,369 |
| Wales | 78 | 1:39,673 | 3,883 |
| South Africa | 49 | 1:1,105,667 | 65,349 |
| Jersey | 47 | 1:2,111 | 345 |
| Thailand | 41 | 1:1,722,886 | 219,200 |
| Germany | 35 | 1:2,300,156 | 119,987 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Netherlands | 26 | 1:649,507 | 53,972 |
| Jamaica | 22 | 1:130,452 | 4,751 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| United Arab Emirates | 13 | 1:704,790 | 25,221 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 1:3,871,786 | 9,580 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Tonga | 4 | 1:26,828 | 461 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4,689 | 1:945 | 158 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 652 | 1:37,386 | 4,832 |
| Scotland | 49 | 1:76,392 | 4,290 |
| Wales | 22 | 1:71,292 | 3,399 |
| Jersey | 14 | 1:3,706 | 624 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 691 | 1:72,675 | 7,795 |
Bourke (157) may also be a first name.
Bourke Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Burke, q.v.
(1) Place name in Ireland. (2) “Castle” or “Town” in Anglo-Norman. Originally Burgh.
(French) Dweller at, or near, a stronghold or fortified place.
For Burke or Burgh. The Earls of Mayo are of this name.
From the French, de Burgo; a personal name.
Bourke Demographics
Average Bourke Salary in
United States
$51,193 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bourke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bourke Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bourke is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Bourke click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bourke? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 17,917th most numerous last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 236,447 people. Bourke occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 56 percent of Bourke live; 56 percent live in Australasia and 56 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. Bourke is also the 732,696th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 157 people.
Bourke is most widely held in Australia, where it is carried by 16,009 people, or 1 in 1,686. In Australia Bourke is mostly concentrated in: Victoria, where 45 percent are found, New South Wales, where 28 percent are found and Queensland, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Australia it is found in 64 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.
Bourke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bourke has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people bearing the Bourke surname expanded 113 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 544 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 416 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 255 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 355 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bourke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Bourke last name is chiefly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Bourke surname are 9.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.44% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Bourke earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.95% less than the national average, earning R 123,696 per year; in United States they earn 18.64% more than the national average, earning $51,193 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.14% more than the national average, earning $57,700 CAD per year.
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