Burko Surname

92,107th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Belarus

Burko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2,0561:22,1413,120
Russia1,2891:111,81013,537
Belarus1,0161:9,3511,394
United States2961:1,224,52386,796
Brazil1281:1,672,45654,891
Bosnia and Herzegovina1051:33,6805,053
Poland1041:365,46940,663
Canada911:404,89735,698
Kazakhstan431:411,22131,868
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Burko (11) may also be a first name.

Burko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Burko (Russian: Бурко) is borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Burko? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 92,107th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,403,881 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Burko live; 83 percent live in Eastern Europe and 81 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used given name at a global level, borne by 11 people.

The surname Burko is most frequently held in Ukraine, where it is carried by 2,056 people, or 1 in 22,141. In Ukraine Burko is most common in: Lviv Oblast, where 31 percent live, Volyn Oblast, where 13 percent live and Vinnytsia Oblast, where 13 percent live. Barring Ukraine Burko occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 25 percent live and Belarus, where 20 percent live.

Burko Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Burko has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Burko last name fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (77%) in Russia, Orthodox (82%) in Belarus, Orthodox (80%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (63%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Burko last name are 17.79% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 64.56% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Burko earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 14.56% less than the national average, earning $36,868 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.35% more than the national average, earning $62,277 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burkoň91128/
Bourko9175/
Burkos9133/
Burkoy9115/
Burkou917/
Burkoj914/
Beurko911/
Burkoa911/
Burkop910/
Bourkou833,198/
Burkoth8387/
Burkott8377/
Baurkot8365/
Bourkos8317/
Burkosh838/
Burkoot833/
Bhurkod831/
Burkoud831/
Butrkot831/
Burka8011,736/
Borko802,931/
Burco80233/
Vurko806/
Bourkoud77100/
Burkhosh7716/
Bhurkhod771/
Burkhous770/
Burkhood770/
Burkaç73251/
Bhurka73215/
Burkaz73207/
Bourka73151/
Burcos7389/
Bierko7388/
Borkou7351/
Burcco7336/
Burcot7319/
Burkha7318/
Beurco7314/
Bourco7312/
Burkah7311/
Burzka738/
Burkka737/
Burkaa736/
Burkap733/
Borzko733/
Borkoi732/
Borkoh732/
Buerco731/
Burkaá731/
Burcoa731/
Buurka731/
Burkeu731/
Burkaş731/
Buerka730/
Burcoy730/
Burkoňová71120/
Burkhoust710/
Bourkha67899/
Bourkaa67208/
Bourkas6792/
Mpurkoi6780/
Burckas6732/
Burkadt6713/
Burkach6712/
Vourkou6711/
Bhurkha679/
Burkhad675/
Borzhko673/
Burkaat672/
Bhurkka671/
Burcott671/
Bhurkad671/
Borkhoi671/
Bhuurka671/
Borkouh671/
Burkacz671/
Burcoux671/
Burkaus670/
Burcouz670/

Burko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Burko in the Russian language
Буркоburko-

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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 Burko
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