Burka Surname
Approximately 11,736 people bear this surname
Burka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 6,117 | 1:15,947 | 2,188 |
| Ukraine | 1,489 | 1:30,573 | 4,417 |
| India | 1,158 | 1:662,405 | 31,175 |
| United States | 540 | 1:671,220 | 53,500 |
| Russia | 497 | 1:289,986 | 29,908 |
| Hungary | 487 | 1:20,157 | 2,272 |
| Poland | 231 | 1:164,540 | 23,002 |
| Nigeria | 201 | 1:881,307 | 38,450 |
| Transnistria | 179 | 1:2,652 | 401 |
| Latvia | 160 | 1:12,813 | 1,898 |
| Turkey | 113 | 1:688,685 | 35,465 |
| Canada | 93 | 1:396,189 | 35,081 |
| Serbia | 60 | 1:119,082 | 8,988 |
| Moldova | 50 | 1:71,227 | 9,458 |
| Czechia | 47 | 1:226,244 | 31,645 |
| Romania | 39 | 1:514,817 | 39,172 |
| Germany | 37 | 1:2,175,823 | 115,720 |
| Seychelles | 23 | 1:4,017 | 661 |
| Israel | 20 | 1:427,882 | 33,464 |
| Argentina | 18 | 1:2,374,634 | 110,716 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Belarus | 18 | 1:527,837 | 48,523 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Kazakhstan | 15 | 1:1,178,833 | 65,606 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Croatia | 8 | 1:528,576 | 38,675 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
The alternate forms: Bůrka (4) are calculated separately.
Burka (28,646) may also be a first name.
Burka Demographics
Average Burka Salary in
United States
$50,434 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Burka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Burka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Burka (Hindi: बुरका, Oriya: ବୁକର୍ା, Russian: Бурка) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Bůrka. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Burka? popularity and diffusion
Burka is the 44,253rd most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 620,957 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 54 percent of Burka are found; 52 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Burka is also the 28,914th most frequently used first name globally, held by 28,646 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 6,117 people, or 1 in 15,947. Outside of Ethiopia this last name exists in 57 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 13 percent reside and India, where 10 percent reside.
Burka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Burka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Burka surname grew 2,571 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Burka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Burka last name is predominantly Orthodox (85%) in Russia and Orthodox (65%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Burka last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Burka earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 3.63% less than the national average, earning 333,514 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.88% more than the national average, earning $50,434 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.69% less than the national average, earning $46,858 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Burka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Burka in the Hindi language | ||
| बुरका | buraka | - |
| Burka in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୁକର୍ା | bukara | 66.67 |
| ବୁକ | buka | 33.33 |
| Burka in the Russian language | ||
| Бурка | burka | - |
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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 Burka
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