Burkstein Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Burkstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Burkstein Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Burkstein Last Name Facts

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

Burkstein has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Burkstein click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burkstein? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Burkstein occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Burkstein live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States it is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 100 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Israel, where 25 percent are found.

Burkstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Burkstein has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Burkstein last name rose 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burkhshtein902/
Burgstein8913/
Burkstien890/
Bourgstein8417/
Burgsteijn845/
Buergstein841/
Burchstein841/
Bierkstein840/
Borgstein78202/
Bürgstein78118/
Burgsteyn785/
Burkstand781/
Burgstien781/
Borgsteijn7439/
Boorgstein741/
Borksztejn741/
Burksztajn741/
Borgsteyn679/
Burgstant672/
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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 Burkstein
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