Burkert Surname

62,503rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,030 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Burkert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burkert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,7941:13,8951,814
United States1,3821:262,27124,748
Austria2231:38,1866,158
England1471:379,03426,619
Brazil1221:1,754,70857,059
Czechia821:129,67620,694
Poland701:542,98251,331
Hungary571:172,21515,080
Switzerland461:178,54216,145
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Slovakia141:381,17550,143
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
France21:33,211,361423,184
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2561:196,16717,139

The alternate forms: Bürkert (140) are calculated separately.

Burkert (10) may also be a first name.

Burkert Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burkert is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Bürkert. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burkert? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 62,503rd most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 907,540 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Burkert live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 10 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 5,794 people, or 1 in 13,895. In Germany Burkert is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 24 percent reside, Bavaria, where 15 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Germany Burkert exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Austria, where 3 percent reside.

Burkert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Burkert has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 540 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 817 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burkert Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Burkert last name are 8.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Burkert earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9% more than the national average, earning $47,033 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.3% more than the national average, earning $55,298 CAD per year.

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Burkert Reference & Research

Burkett DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Burkett FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Burkert
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