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

The last name Burk (Hindi: बुर्क, Russian: Бурк) is most common in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

Burk is the 20,031^st most common last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 266,787 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Burk reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Burk is also the 314,578^th most common first name in the world, held by 691 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 20,902 people, or 1 in 17,341. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 13 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname exists in 77 countries. It also occurs 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 number of people who held the Burk last name rose 134 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 94 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 98 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 100 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 98 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burk Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Burk last name 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.