Bourque Surname

21,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,054 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Bourque Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bourque Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada13,1291:2,806347
United States11,5371:31,4173,918
France1941:342,38551,549
England541:1,031,81650,675
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Wales121:257,87814,969
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Guyana21:381,11013,532
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
China21:683,660,78330,601
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2041:246,17020,471

Bourque (36) may also be a first name.

Bourque Last Name Facts

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

Bourque occurs most in Canada. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Bourque click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bourque? popularity and diffusion

It is the 21,720th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 290,874 people. Bourque is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Bourque are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,717,090th most common forename at a global level, held by 36 people.

Bourque is most frequent in Canada, where it is carried by 13,129 people, or 1 in 2,806. In Canada Bourque is mostly found in: Quebec, where 51 percent are found, New Brunswick, where 22 percent are found and Ontario, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Canada this surname is found in 41 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 46 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.

Bourque Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bourque has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bourque last name increased 5,655 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bourque Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bourque surname are 7.11% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.34% registered with the party.

The amount Bourque earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.1% more than the national average, earning $44,485 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.41% less than the national average, earning $44,014 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bourquet9326/
Bourques9314/
Bourquez933/
Bourrque933/
Bourgque933/
Bournque931/
Bouyrque931/
Bourquie931/
Bourquer931/
Borque921,462/
Burque92448/
Bourqe9213/
Bourqu922/
Bourquess880/
Borquez8623,223/
Bourqui86995/
Burquez86980/
Bourgue86931/
Borques86372/
Burquet86131/
Borquet8681/
Burques8639/
Baurque863/
Bourcue862/
Buorque862/
Borquer862/
Bourqez861/
Bourquy861/
Boyrque861/
Boorque861/
Vourque861/
Buerque861/
Buirque860/
Bourq835/
Bojorque801,237/
Burquest80181/
Boorquez80126/
Bojrquez8052/
Bhorquez8020/
Boorques8016/
Burquess804/
Bourqieh804/
Boyorque804/
Borqueth802/
Bujorque802/
Borrquez802/
Borquett802/
Buirquez801/
Bourquis801/
Bourquth801/
Bourzgue801/
Burquets801/
Burquett801/
Buorquez801/
Beurques801/
Beurquez801/
Bhorques801/
Bujerque801/
Burqueis801/
Bourke7730,821/
Barque77504/
Berque77455/
Bource77351/
Burgue77208/
Burquq77153/
Borgue77131/
Bourcq7735/
Burqui7714/
Borqui7714/
Birque778/
Burkue773/
Borqez771/
Borquz771/
Bourqi771/
Borqué771/
Bourqs771/
Bojorques75362/
Bojórquez75169/
Boyorquez756/
Bejorquez755/
Burkquest755/
Bojarquez754/
Bajorquez753/
Bujorques752/
Bojòrquez752/
Bujorquez751/
Bhorkquez751/
Bojorquee751/
Bojorquet751/
Bojorquey751/
Bejorques750/
Burgquest750/
Borgquest750/
Bourquist750/
Burq73139/
Borq739/
Barquet712,170/
Barquez71877/
Bierque71113/
Bourcey71108/
Bórquez71104/
Barques7176/
Bourgui7151/
Bourche7138/
Vorquez7125/
Huarque7124/
Barquer7123/
Worquea7119/
Borquis7112/
Wourgue716/
Bòrquez715/
Barquie714/
Búrquez714/
Bercque714/
Bourkes713/
Borkuez713/
Barcque713/
Borquiz713/
Vurquez712/
Barquee712/
Bourgua712/
Burzqui711/
Burqest711/
Bourgbe711/
Bourker711/
Boorgue711/
Barrque711/
Bojorgquez711/
Bojorqu711/
Bojorrquez711/
Barqueh711/
Wuerque711/
Vorques711/
Burquio711/
Burquis711/
Borquio711/
Borquéz711/
Bhojorquez711/
Bourket711/
Bourkee710/
Bourcke710/
Burke67272,754/
Bourg678,069/
Burce676,924/
Borce672,515/
Barinque671,426/
Borke671,033/
Bourk67468/
Barenque67299/
Barquett67129/
Borquist67127/
Burqi67114/
Bayerque67102/
Barquest6791/
Burquist6784/
Beurq6737/
Bourc6736/
Barquets6720/
Barqe6719/
Bourghbe6718/
Bornquoi6714/
Barqu677/
Bojorgue676/
Bojorqui676/
Bojorqez675/
Bojorquz675/
Birqe675/
Borqa672/
Vuirquez672/
Huarquez672/
Bajarque672/
Burqhead671/
Byrqe671/
Boyrquis671/
Bojorqueadz671/
Berqu671/
Burquois671/
Buerq671/
Bourguaa671/
Barrquer671/
Borengue671/
Bouergua671/
Bourkett670/
Borquois670/

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