Burkness Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Burkness Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burkness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:16,475,406557,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Burkness Last Name Facts

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

The surname Burkness is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Burkness.

How Common Is The Last Name Burkness? popularity and diffusion

Burkness is the 4,206,983rd most widely held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Burkness reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 16,475,406. In The United States Burkness is most prevalent in: Minnesota, where 50 percent live, Maryland, where 23 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 18 percent live.

Burkness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Burkness has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Burkness surname increased 367 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Burkness Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Burkness last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Burkness earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.61% more than the national average, earning $46,433 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burknes930/
Buerknes881/
Bierkness8211/
Burkner80108/
Borknes8015/
Burckner7532/
Bourkney7517/
Bierknes751/
Burknett750/
Burkni718/
Worknes671/
Bourkna671/
Bourgknech671/
Burcner671/
Worknesh63110,920/
Bourgknecht6330/
Bourknuy631/
Worknnesh591/
Borkni570/
Bourchenne561/
Worknish504/

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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 Burkness
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