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Where Does The Last Name Burkes Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Burkes occurs most in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Burkes? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 99,851^st most common last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,538,755 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Burkes live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America. Burkes is also the 1,637,361^st most frequent first name on earth, held by 39 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 4,457 people, or 1 in 81,324. In The United States Burkes is most frequent in: Texas, where 13 percent reside, Georgia, where 13 percent reside and Mississippi, where 10 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent reside and Iran, where 1 percent reside.

Burkes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Burkes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Burkes last name grew 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 208 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burkes Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Burkes last name are 12.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.38% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Burkes earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 20.36% less than the national average, earning $34,362 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49.39% more than the national average, earning $74,222 CAD per year.