Burkel Surname

270,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Burkel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8051:450,26038,563
Germany3651:220,56324,769
France1991:333,78350,418
Turkey461:1,691,77062,957
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:534,24137,003

The alternate forms: Bürkel (653) are calculated separately.

Burkel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Burkel is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as: Bürkel. Click here to see other possible spellings of Burkel.

How Common Is The Last Name Burkel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 270,160th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,046,777 people. The last name Burkel is primarily found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Burkel reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Burkel is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 805 people, or 1 in 450,260. In The United States Burkel is most common in: Wisconsin, where 16 percent are found, Minnesota, where 15 percent are found and Michigan, where 12 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 25 percent are found and France, where 14 percent are found.

Burkel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Burkel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Burkel surname expanded 856 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burkel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Burkel surname are 11.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.29% registered with the political party.

Burkel earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7% more than the national average, earning $46,169 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bürkel94653/
Burckel921,677/
Burkell92180/
Bourkel92131/
Buerkel92126/
Baurkel920/
Burkelt920/
Burkl91259/
Bourckel8640/
Burckell8617/
Buerckel862/
Burcel8345/
Borkel8318/
Buerkl839/
Burckl831/
Burkil831/
Burkelova8015/
Burgkiehl800/
Burkill77614/
Burquel77117/
Burchel77117/
Burcell7785/
Bürckel7781/
Bourcel7725/
Bierkel770/
Burcl73116/
Bürkl73103/
Burchell719,185/
Boerckel71219/
Burkilll714/
Burklová713/
Bourquel712/
Burckill710/
Buirchell674/
Burcll671/
Borquel6244/
Burquil625/
Burchil620/
Burchill572,818/
Burclová5750/
Burclova578/
Borquiel572/
Borgkäll571/
Burclett571/
Buirchill530/

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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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  • 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 Burkel
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