Burnhan Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Burnhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burnhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador1141:139,5256,920
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England41:13,929,515290,718
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2121:236,88119,844

Burnhan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Burnhan is borne by more people in Ecuador than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Burnhan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,328,442nd most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. The last name Burnhan is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Burnhan are found; 67 percent are found in South America and 67 percent are found in Andean South America.

The last name is most common in Ecuador, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 139,525. In Ecuador it is primarily found in: Guayas Province, where 86 percent reside, Manabí Province, where 11 percent reside and Pichincha Province, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Ecuador this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Burnhan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Burnhan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Burnhan surname decreased 81 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burnhan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Burnhan surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.

Burnhan earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.06% more than the national average, earning $44,901 USD per year.

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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 Burnhan
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