Burken Surname

601,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 516 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Burken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4341:835,15963,868
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
India171:45,121,493474,784
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

The alternate forms: Bürken (11) are calculated separately.

Burken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Burken (Marathi: बुरकेन, Russian: Буркен) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Bürken. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Burken? popularity and diffusion

The last name Burken is the 601,907th most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,123,151 people. The surname Burken occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Burken reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 434 people, or 1 in 835,159. In The United States Burken is most prevalent in: Iowa, where 45 percent live, Maryland, where 16 percent live and Missouri, where 5 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 6 percent live and Germany, where 5 percent live.

Burken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Burken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Burken surname grew 1,206 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Burken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Burken last name are 34.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 81.08% registered with the political party.

Burken earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.16% more than the national average, earning $46,239 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bürken9411/
Burkeen921,318/
Bourken924/
Burkenn922/
Beurken922/
Bhurken921/
Burkent920/
Burkienė8640/
Burkin833,127/
Borken83131/
Burkyn83118/
Burcen832/
Burkenova802/
Burkina772,343/
Burkyna77149/
Burkink7774/
Burckin7728/
Burking7721/
Buerkin779/
Bierken774/
Burchen774/
Bourkin772/
Burkinc772/
Burkeem771/
Burkkin771/
Bourquen718/
Borkienė713/
Bourking711/
Bourkina711/
Bourkuin711/
Burcheen710/
Borkin671,151/
Burcin67727/
Bürkin6796/
Burqin6757/
Borkyn6751/
Borkén672/
Bourquien671/
Vurkin671/
Burckhndt670/

Burken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Burken in the Marathi language
बुरकेनburakena92.31
बूरकेनburakena7.69
Burken in the Russian language
Буркенburken-

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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 Burken
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