Burkill Surname

527,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Burkill Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burkill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5081:109,68111,357
Australia361:749,88148,970
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Wales101:309,45316,869
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2651:91,9839,487
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Burkill Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burkill is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Burkill? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 527,543rd most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 11,868,967 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Burkill reside; 86 percent reside in Northern Europe and 85 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most common in England, where it is carried by 508 people, or 1 in 109,681. In England Burkill is mostly concentrated in: South Yorkshire, where 18 percent are found, Lincolnshire, where 11 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 10 percent are found. Aside from England this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 6 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Burkill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Burkill has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Burkill last name rose 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it fell 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Burkill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Burkill surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Burkill earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 26.14% more than the national average, earning $54,427 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.14% more than the national average, earning $51,241 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burkilll934/
Burckill930/
Burkil921/
Burkell86180/
Burkl83259/
Burchill802,818/
Burckell8017/
Burkel771,444/
Buerkl779/
Burckl771/
Burcll771/
Burgkiehl750/
Buirchill750/
Burckel711,677/
Bourkel71131/
Buerkel71126/
Burcell7185/
Burquil715/
Baurkel710/
Burkelt710/
Burchil710/
Burchell679,185/
Burcl67116/
Bürkl67103/
Bourckel6740/
Burklová673/
Buerckel672/
Borgkäll671/
Borquill671/
Burkelova6315/
Buirchell634/
Bürkel62653/
Burcel6245/
Borkel6218/
Borquil57133/
Burquel57117/
Burchel57117/
Bürckel5781/
Bourcel5725/
Bierkel570/
Boerckel53219/
Burclová5350/
Burclova538/
Bourquel532/
Borquiel532/
Burclett531/

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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
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  • 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 Burkill
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