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Where Does The Last Name Burk Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Burk (Hindi: बुर्क, Russian: Бурк) occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Burk.

How Common Is The Last Name Burk? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Burk is the 20,031^st most common family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 266,787 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Burk are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 314,578^th most frequently held given name world-wide, borne by 691 people.

The last name Burk is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 20,902 people, or 1 in 17,341. In The United States Burk is most common in: Texas, where 13 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 77 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 17 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Burk Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Burk has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 134 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 94 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 98 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 100 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 98 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burk Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (93%) in Ireland and Orthodox (50%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Burk surname are 19.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.49% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Burk earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 7.89% less than the national average, earning R 218,892 per year; in United States they earn 1.04% less than the national average, earning $42,701 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.91% more than the national average, earning $51,626 CAD per year.