Burkas Surname

681,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Burkas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burkas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey4121:188,88714,106
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Burkaş (1) are calculated separately.

Burkas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burkas (Russian: Буркас) is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Burkaş. Click here for other possible spellings of Burkas.

How Common Is The Last Name Burkas? popularity and diffusion

Burkas is the 681,965th most common surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 16,714,555 people. Burkas occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Burkas live; 95 percent live in West Asia and 94 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname Burkas is most widely held in Turkey, where it is carried by 412 people, or 1 in 188,887. In Turkey Burkas is most prevalent in: Osmaniye Province, where 68 percent live, Adana Province, where 19 percent live and Eskisehir Province, where 2 percent live. Besides Turkey Burkas is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and Belarus, where 1 percent live.

Burkas Last Name Statistics demography

Burkas earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.15% less than the national average, earning $43,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burkaş941/
Bourkas9292/
Burckas9232/
Burkash921/
Burkaus920/
Burkhash8633/
Bourkais861/
Bourkass861/
Burkhaus860/
Burkaç83251/
Burkaz83207/
Burkos8333/
Burcas8313/
Borkas838/
Vurkas831/
Burkasova8065/
Burkhause801/
Bourkhais801/
Burkhaust800/
Vourkas77113/
Bourkos7717/
Burqash7714/
Burkach7712/
Burkosh778/
Borkash774/
Borkhas771/
Burkacz771/
Burkashova754/
Burkhach7151/
Burkhosh7116/
Burkhashova716/
Burkheis710/
Burkhous710/
Burkhouse67310/
Vurkaç67175/
Burcos6789/
Borcas6742/
Borkos677/
Burkazova674/
Burkhoust670/

Burkas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Burkas in the Russian language
Буркасburkas-

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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 Burkas
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