Burkens Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Burkens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burkens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia661:2,003,776125,554
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Burkens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Burkens is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Burkens click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burkens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,765,740th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Burkens are found; 61 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 61 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The last name is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 2,003,776. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: West Java, where 97 percent live and Jakarta, where 3 percent live. Aside from Indonesia it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 16 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 10 percent live.

Burkens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Burkens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Burkens last name fell 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beurkens93135/
Burkeens9355/
Buerkens936/
Burkins86870/
Borkens86102/
Bierkens80319/
Burckins801/
Workens7141/
Borkins7122/
Borkenz710/
Workensh674,990/
Burchins6730/
Woerkens6714/
Voorkens675/
Burquins671/
Worknsh5749/
Workins5723/
Vorkins571/
Workinsh531/

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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 Burkens
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