Burki Surname

128,936th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,512 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Burki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1,0341:172,7704,447
Switzerland5791:14,1852,339
United States4021:901,63967,958
Argentina3511:121,77610,310
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
France1531:434,13562,815
Netherlands1381:122,37119,176
India1301:5,900,503139,327
Nigeria1011:1,753,88963,997
United Arab Emirates851:107,7919,280
England631:884,41445,970
Belgium391:294,78634,540
Indonesia371:3,574,303189,798
Libya361:173,444826
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Afghanistan181:1,786,28813,520
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Norway71:734,61250,907
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Finland71:785,24338,644
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Bürki (3,784) are calculated separately.

Burki (403) may also be a first name.

Burki Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burki (Hindi: बुरकी, Oriya: ବୁକିର୍, Russian: Бурки) is most common in Pakistan. It can occur in the variant forms: Bürki. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Burki? popularity and diffusion

The last name Burki is the 128,936th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,075,042 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 43 percent of Burki are found; 34 percent are found in South Asia and 30 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 429,755th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 403 people.

The last name is most common in Pakistan, where it is borne by 1,034 people, or 1 in 172,770. In Pakistan Burki is primarily found in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 47 percent are found, Punjab, where 23 percent are found and Sindh, where 15 percent are found. Other than Pakistan this surname occurs in 47 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Burki Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Burki has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Burki last name expanded 4,020 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Burki Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Burki surname are 24.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.93% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Burki earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 23.76% less than the national average, earning 263,837 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 17.29% more than the national average, earning R 278,724 per year; in United States they earn 13.13% more than the national average, earning $48,816 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.32% less than the national average, earning $44,555 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bürki933,784/
Bourki911,061/
Buerki91133/
Burkhi91114/
Bhurki9155/
Burkie9130/
Burkei9129/
Burzki9128/
Burkai913/
Burkiy911/
Burkij911/
Burkhai8353/
Burkich8330/
Burkhiy836/
Bourgki836/
Burkiss833/
Burckie832/
Burkeit831/
Burkish831/
Bourkis831/
Bhurkhi831/
Burkait831/
Burkchi831/
Bourkai831/
Butrkit831/
Burkith830/
Burke80272,754/
Burka8011,736/
Borki80689/
Burky80557/
Burqi80114/
Burkeitt7717/
Burckitt7713/
Bourgkis774/
Bourkaid772/
Burkeich771/
Burkheit771/
Bourkaia771/
Bourkais771/
Bourkhid771/
Burkhait771/
Burkheis770/
Bourke7330,821/
Bhurke736,017/
Burkey735,674/
Burkay731,419/
Burchi731,409/
Buhrke73470/
Buerke73285/
Buurke73215/
Bhurka73215/
Burkee73176/
Bourka73151/
Burcke73103/
Borkai73100/
Burcky7361/
Buerky7360/
Burkyt7326/
Burkha7318/
Burkoy7315/
Burqui7314/
Burkhe7313/
Burzka738/
Burkka737/
Burkaa736/
Burkez734/
Burkoj734/
Burkät733/
Burkhy733/
Buirke732/
Burked732/
Burkuy732/
Burrke732/
Borkoi732/
Borcki732/
Burkeu731/
Burkoa731/
Borkhi731/
Burkaá731/
Burkej731/
Bürcki731/
Bourqi731/
Borgki731/
Borkei731/
Borkői731/
Bierki731/
Burgke731/
Baurke730/
Bourky730/
Beurke730/
Bourkhiss71182/
Bourkhich711/
Bourkhais711/
Burkkeitt710/
Bourqui67995/
Bourkha67899/
Bourkaa67208/
Bourchi67146/
Buurkes67121/
Mpurkoi6780/
Beurket6756/
Burkesh6723/
Burkaya6723/
Burkhay6722/
Bhurkhe6718/
Buråker6712/
Burckey6712/
Bhurkha679/
Boerkei675/
Burkeet675/
Buercke674/
Bhurkke674/
Bourkes673/
Burkket673/
Burkead671/
Burzqui671/
Burkees671/
Burkess671/
Burkhed671/
Burkhes671/
Burcaia671/
Burcket671/
Bourker671/
Baurkee671/
Bhurkka671/
Bhuurka671/
Burkest671/
Burquio671/
Burquis671/
Bourkay671/
Borkhoi671/
Baurchi671/
Burkeha671/
Bourket671/
Buercky670/
Buirkes670/
Burcked670/
Burkhet670/
Burkets670/
Bourkee670/
Bourcke670/

Burki Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Burki in the Hindi language
बुरकीburaki-
Burki in the Oriya language
ବୁକିର୍bukir-
Burki in the Russian language
Буркиburki-

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