Burm Surname

285,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Burm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium6211:18,5132,841
Netherlands3351:50,4098,633
United States2781:1,303,80991,323
Canada471:783,94961,790
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
India51:153,413,076951,030
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Wales41:773,63329,106
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Burm (14) may also be a first name.

Burm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Burm (Russian: Бурм) is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Burm click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burm? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 285,302nd most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,406,191 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Burm reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 65 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring given name on earth It is held by 14 people.

Burm is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is borne by 621 people, or 1 in 18,513. In Belgium it is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 87 percent live, Walloon Region, where 9 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent live. Outside of Belgium this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 21 percent live.

Burm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Burm has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 678 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it fell 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Burm are 5.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.24% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Burm earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.24% more than the national average, earning $47,134 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.67% less than the national average, earning $47,363 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burme8994/
Bourm8951/
Burhm8926/
Bhurm898/
Burzm891/
Buurm891/
Burmh891/
Butrm891/
Baurm890/
Butrme802/
Bourhm801/
Bourme800/
Wurm7517,482/
Borm751,766/
Vurm75215/
Burmova73103/
Boerm67170/
Wourm679/
Wurme677/
Vurme671/
Bormm671/
Borhm671/
Boorm671/
Bierm670/
Whurm670/
Waurm670/
Bhoorm602/
Wuirme601/
Vaurme601/
Wurmová55181/
Vurmová55147/
Wurmova555/
Vurmova552/
Borehem551/
Bormowa551/
Worm507,617/

Burm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Burm in the Russian language
Бурмburm-

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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 Burm
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