Burkey Surname

85,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,674 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Burkey Surname Definition:

1 = Burke (q v.) + the English diminutive suff. -y.

2 for Birkey, q.v.

Burkey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,1021:71,0438,237
England3961:140,70213,671
Germany601:1,341,75884,137
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Norway101:514,22941,629
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Libya91:693,7751,982
India71:109,580,769786,157
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Belize21:177,7373,502
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England891:273,88119,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8061:62,3066,809

Burkey (66) may also be a first name.

Burkey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 = Burke (q v.) + the English diminutive suff. -y.

2 for Birkey, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Burkey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Burkey is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Burkey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 85,068th most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,284,375 people. The last name Burkey is mostly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Burkey are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Burkey is also the 1,201,840th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 66 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 5,102 people, or 1 in 71,043. In The United States Burkey is primarily found in: California, where 7 percent reside, Florida, where 4 percent reside and Nebraska, where 4 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname is found in 28 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Burkey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Burkey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 633 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 445 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burkey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Burkey last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Burkey surname are 16.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Burkey earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 14.29% less than the national average, earning 296,627 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.67% less than the national average, earning $42,430 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.24% more than the national average, earning $54,770 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burckey9212/
Burke91272,754/
Burky91557/
Bourke8330,821/
Bhurke836,017/
Burkay831,419/
Borkey83645/
Buhrke83470/
Buerke83285/
Buurke83215/
Burkee83176/
Burcke83103/
Burcky8361/
Buerky8360/
Burkie8330/
Burkei8329/
Burkyt8326/
Burkoy8315/
Burkhe8313/
Burkez834/
Burkue833/
Burkye833/
Burcey833/
Burkhy833/
Buirke832/
Burked832/
Burkuy832/
Burrke832/
Burkeu831/
Burkiy831/
Burkej831/
Burgke831/
Baurke830/
Bourky830/
Beurke830/
Buurkes77121/
Bourcey77108/
Beurket7756/
Burkesh7723/
Burkaya7723/
Burkhay7722/
Bhurkhe7718/
Buråker7712/
Burkhiy776/
Burkeet775/
Buercke774/
Bhurkke774/
Bourkes773/
Burchey773/
Burkket773/
Burkeii772/
Burckie772/
Burkead771/
Mpurkey771/
Burkees771/
Burkeit771/
Burkess771/
Burkhed771/
Burkhes771/
Burkiya771/
Burcket771/
Bourker771/
Baurkee771/
Burkest771/
Bourkay771/
Burkeha771/
Bourket771/
Buercky770/
Buirkes770/
Burrcey770/
Burcked770/
Burkhet770/
Burkets770/
Bourkee770/
Bourcke770/
Borckey770/
Burka7311,736/
Burce736,924/
Burki733,512/
Borke731,033/
Bürke73901/
Bürky7326/
Bűrke731/
Burckett7158/
Burkeitt7117/
Bhurkiya714/
Burrkett712/
Bourkaya712/
Burkehad711/
Burkeich711/
Burkhedt711/
Burkheit711/
Burkhiya711/
Burkhaye711/
Burkhayi711/
Bourkaye711/
Bourkoye711/
Burkhaya711/
Bourkett710/
Burckead710/
Baurkett710/
Burkheis710/
Burcea6710,690/
Bourki671,061/
Burque67448/
Bource67351/
Bürker67313/
Burkaç67251/
Bhurka67215/
Burkaz67207/
Bührke67198/
Borcky67170/
Bourka67151/
Bierke67143/
Boerke67134/
Buerki67133/
Burkhi67114/
Borkay67113/
Burche6797/
Bürcky6760/
Bhurki6755/
Borcke6749/
Burzki6728/
Burkha6718/
Bourqe6713/
Burkah6711/
Vurcke6711/
Borkhe678/
Boorky678/
Burzka678/
Bhirke677/
Burkka677/
Burkou677/
Burkaa676/
Burkquest675/
Burkoj674/
Burkap673/
Burcay673/
Burkät673/
Burkai673/
Bhorke672/
Boorke672/
Borkeu672/
Burkaş671/
Burkoa671/
Buurka671/
Burckhett671/
Borzky671/
Burkaá671/
Burkij671/
Bürket671/
Bourckett671/
Borkea671/
Borkei671/
Borkej671/
Borkee671/
Burkkeitt670/
Burcoy670/
Buerka670/

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