Burkwood Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Burkwood Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burkwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England891:626,04636,944
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Burkwood Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burkwood is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burkwood? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,746,159th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. The surname Burkwood occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Burkwood live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 626,046. In England Burkwood is primarily concentrated in: Hampshire, where 22 percent are found, Greater London, where 13 percent are found and Hertfordshire, where 12 percent are found. Outside of England this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 15 percent are found and Scotland, where 1 percent are found.

Burkwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Burkwood has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 468 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Borkwood8845/
Bourkwa671/
Burkwhat6314/
Bhurkuad631/
Borkwa5710/
Burguo572/
Burgbo571/
Burkuah536/
Burguoa531/
Borgwadt508/
Bourgwat501/
Burguaud501/
Buringwa501/
Burquois501/

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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
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  • 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 Burkwood
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