Burkley Surname

209,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,972 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Burkley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burkley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7321:209,27220,476
Ireland861:54,7553,820
Philippines751:1,349,84399,755
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
England51:11,143,612252,590
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines31:37,5531,173
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
France21:33,211,361423,184
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4781:105,06010,561

Burkley (117) may also be a first name.

Burkley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burkley is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Burkley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 209,527th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,695,510 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Burkley are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 864,112th most numerous forename internationally It is held by 117 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,732 people, or 1 in 209,272. In The United States Burkley is most numerous in: Texas, where 15 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found and Ohio, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States Burkley exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 4 percent are found and The Philippines, where 4 percent are found.

Burkley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Burkley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Burkley surname expanded 362 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 453 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it decreased 72 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burkley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Burkley last name is predominantly Catholic (74%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Burkley surname are 11.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.95% registered with the party.

The amount Burkley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.61% less than the national average, earning $39,436 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.63% less than the national average, earning $49,372 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buerkley93134/
Burckley9397/
Burklley931/
Burkle921,801/
Burkly9267/
Buerckley8823/
Buerkle861,258/
Burckle86309/
Burkler86176/
Buirkle8631/
Burklee866/
Borkley863/
Burklez861/
Burklie860/
Buerkly860/
Bourkle860/
Burckly860/
Bourklee8026/
Burckler8023/
Buerklie803/
Borckley802/
Burkhler801/
Burklead801/
Burkless800/
Bürkle776,013/
Burkli7759/
Burcle7715/
Burkla778/
Burklé772/
Borkle772/
Burcly770/
Borkly770/
Bürkler71346/
Buerkli7142/
Bierkle7141/
Burcles715/
Burcklé712/
Boorkly711/
Borklie711/
Burcler711/
Borklay711/
Burklis711/
Burclay710/
Baurkeller710/
Burclett671/
Borkille671/
Boerckle671/
Bourcler671/
Burcelle670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Burkley
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