Burliegh Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

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

Burliegh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burliegh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Burliegh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burliegh occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Burliegh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burliegh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,730,171st most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Burliegh reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 14,498,357. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 16 percent are found, Florida, where 16 percent are found and Texas, where 16 percent are found. Aside from The United States Burliegh exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Burliegh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Burliegh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Burliegh last name declined 42 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burliegh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Burliegh earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.88% less than the national average, earning $28,961 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buerliegh941/
Burligh936/
Burleigh886,475/
Burleagh880/
Burlaigh880/
Burleg861/
Burleyigh821/
Burleeg801/
Buerleg800/
Burlugh800/
Burleig800/
Burlik71137/
Burlec71133/
Burlic7117/
Burlex712/
Bourlough710/
Burlykh6722/
Burliuk6720/
Burlick6714/
Burleac672/
Borleeg671/
Bourligova671/
Borlaugh633/
Bourleux632/
Burlikova5992/
Burlauchk591/
Burlesque590/
Borlik57419/
Burlyk57234/
Burluc5754/
Burluk5715/
Borlek578/
Borlaug53666/
Burloux5336/
Burluck535/
Borleck532/
Bierlic531/
Bierlik531/
Burrluk531/
Bourloux50111/
Burrluck5065/
Bierlick501/

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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
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  • 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 Burliegh
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