Bourke-Wright Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Bourke-Wright Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Bourke & Wright.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bourke-Wright Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227

Bourke-Wright Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bourke-Wright Come From? nationality or country of origin

Bourke-Wright is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bourke-Wright.

How Common Is The Last Name Bourke-Wright? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bourke-Wright is the 8,193,072nd most widespread surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Bourke-Wright occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bourke-Wright are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Bourke-Wright is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa Bourke-Wright is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 100 percent reside.

Bourke-Wright Last Name Statistics demography

Bourke-Wright earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.79% less than the national average, earning R 107,436 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burkert708,030/
Borkert70446/
Burke-Reid702/
Bourckaert701/
Parkwright701/
Buerkert6766/
Burckert6760/
Burkhert6740/
Borkhert6714/
Burkiert6711/
Borckert674/
Burkertt672/
Burkeart672/
Parkerwight671/
Boerkert671/
Brokerit671/
Broukert671/
Buorkert671/
Burkwart670/
Burkerdt670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bourke-Wright
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