Burkner Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Germany

Burkner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burkner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil611:3,509,41598,831
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

The alternate forms: Bürkner (567) are calculated separately.

Burkner Last Name Facts

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

Burkner is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Bürkner. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burkner? popularity and diffusion

The surname Burkner is the 1,765,740th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Burkner live; 56 percent live in South America and 56 percent live in Luso-South America.

Burkner is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 3,509,415. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Paraná, where 92 percent are found, São Paulo, where 5 percent are found and Rio Grande do Sul, where 3 percent are found. Barring Brazil Burkner is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Burkner Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Burkner earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 75.86% less than the national average, earning R 57,372 per year and in United States they earn 47.42% less than the national average, earning $22,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bürkner95567/
Burckner9332/
Buerkner9321/
Buerckner88157/
Borkner86102/
Burcner861/
Burknes860/
Bürckner8023/
Burkness8022/
Bourkney8017/
Boerkner801/
Borckner800/
Burknett800/
Burkni778/
Würkner71118/
Bourkna711/
Bourgknech711/
Workner710/
Bourgknecht6730/
Bourknuy671/
Borkni620/
Bourchenne591/

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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 Burkner
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