Burknap Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Burknap Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burknap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland351:1,085,96474,912
United States91:40,273,215872,126
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Burknap Last Name Facts

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

Burknap is found most frequently in Poland. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Burknap? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,944,094th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Burknap reside; 80 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 80 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

Burknap is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 1,085,964. Without taking into account Poland this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Burknap Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Burknap has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Burknap Last Name Statistics demography

Burknap earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.21% less than the national average, earning $35,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burgknap9310/
Burknop862/
Berknap860/
Bruknapp8099/
Berknapp800/
Burknopp800/
Burkanbay7511/
Breu-Knaup716/
Burknob712/
Berkenp711/
Borknop710/
Burkhnov673/
Parknapa671/
Barkinba671/
Baier-Knapp671/
Bierkanp671/
Burkanbe670/

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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 Burknap
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