Burkham Surname

579,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 542 people bear this surname

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

Burkham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burkham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5311:682,59754,262
England61:9,286,343223,652
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Burkham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burkham is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Burkham? popularity and diffusion

The last name Burkham is the 579,404th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 13,445,657 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Burkham are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 531 people, or 1 in 682,597. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 66 percent reside, Oklahoma, where 6 percent reside and New Mexico, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and Russia, where 0 percent reside.

Burkham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Burkham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Burkham last name increased 856 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 45 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burkham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Burkham surname are 6.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.33% registered with the party.

Burkham earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.76% less than the national average, earning $42,822 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bourkham9318/
Burckham933/
Burkhame931/
Burkhaim930/
Burham921,095/
Burkam92673/
Burcham867,939/
Bourham86894/
Borkham8653/
Burgkam8638/
Burhham865/
Butrkam863/
Baurkam861/
Burhcam861/
Burrham860/
Burkamt860/
Burkhom860/
Bourhaim809/
Burkheim802/
Burchham801/
Borkam77618/
Burkom7785/
Burjam7714/
Burhom7710/
Vurham771/
Bourkhoum754/
Burheim7157/
Borkamm7125/
Vourham7114/
Borcham717/
Bourhom714/
Bhirkam714/
Borkhom712/
Bourkom711/
Burkeim710/
Borkheim6723/
Bourhome671/
Bourhoum671/

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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 Burkham
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