Burkin Surname

142,337th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Burkin Surname Definition:

For Birkin, q.v.

Burkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,8531:77,7789,918
England4311:129,27612,837
United States3161:1,147,02282,337
Australia1141:236,80422,158
Canada781:472,37940,609
Kazakhstan651:272,03823,403
New Zealand631:71,87810,704
Philippines601:1,687,304110,517
Uzbekistan331:937,24718,607
Belarus211:452,43144,053
Israel141:611,26042,949
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Kyrgyzstan101:597,26542,601
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2491:97,8939,953
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

The alternate forms: Bürkin (96) are calculated separately.

Burkin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Birkin, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Burkin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burkin (Russian: Буркин) occurs most in Russia. It may be rendered as: Bürkin. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Burkin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Burkin is the 142,337th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,330,523 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Burkin reside; 48 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 46 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Russia, where it is held by 1,853 people, or 1 in 77,778. In Russia Burkin is primarily concentrated in: Bashkortostan Republic, where 17 percent are found, Moscow Oblast, where 9 percent are found and Moscow, where 8 percent are found. Not including Russia this surname occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Burkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Burkin has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Burkin last name expanded 173 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 878 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 1,400 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Burkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Jewish (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (82%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Burkin last name are 8.03% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 54.8% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Burkin earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.26% less than the national average, earning $40,449 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.76% more than the national average, earning $52,543 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bürkin9496/
Burkina922,343/
Burkink9274/
Burckin9228/
Burking9221/
Buerkin929/
Burkinc922/
Bourkin922/
Burkkin921/
Burkienė8640/
Bourking861/
Bourkina861/
Bourkuin861/
Borkin831,151/
Burcin83727/
Burken83516/
Burkyn83118/
Burqin8357/
Vurkin831/
Burkeen771,318/
Burchin77172/
Burkyna77149/
Bourcin7777/
Burquin7756/
Bourken774/
Bhirkin773/
Bourqin772/
Burkenn772/
Beurken772/
Bierkin772/
Bhurken771/
Burkent770/
Bourquin717,282/
Borkienė713/
Bourqina711/
Baurquin710/
Bourchin710/
Burchinn710/
Borken67131/
Borkyn6751/
Bürken6711/
Borkén672/
Burcen672/
Burkenova672/
Bourquien671/
Burckhndt670/

Burkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Burkin in the Russian language
Буркинburkin-

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