Burnight Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

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

Burnight Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burnight Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1741:2,083,097132,570
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Burnight Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burnight is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burnight? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,290,735th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. The last name Burnight is mostly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Burnight reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 174 people, or 1 in 2,083,097. In The United States it is most numerous in: Iowa, where 23 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Burnight Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Burnight has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Burnight last name grew 446 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Burnight Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Burnight surname are 35.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 82.5% registered to vote for the political party.

Burnight earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.82% more than the national average, earning $44,365 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bernight889/
Barnight880/
Burnit861/
Bornnight821/
Burnitt80358/
Burniat80169/
Burnite80102/
Burnita8059/
Burinit808/
Bournit805/
Burnhdt801/
Burenit801/
Burnity800/
Burnoit800/
Brownwight783/
Barrinight781/
Burnt7748/
Buronwit75131/
Burinnit7566/
Buranhit7538/
Buarniti7512/
Burnweit7511/
Burniati757/
Burnitte752/
Brighent752/
Burnhoit751/
Burnhout751/
Bourniot751/
Bhuranit751/
Brown-Wight741/
Burnet714,880/
Brighenti713,874/
Burnat711,399/
Burant71652/
Burnot71474/
Brighente71224/
Barnit7155/
Bernit7135/
Branit7121/
Buryanita7119/
Buranawit7114/
Bronit7113/
Burniotto718/
Buronhetu717/
Brighenty716/
Brunit716/
Brighante716/
Burndt714/
Bournt713/
Bournioti713/
Brnoit712/
Burint712/
Byrnit712/
Brnito712/
Brighanti712/
Brenit711/
Burntt711/
Burntu711/
Burent711/
Buront711/
Birnit711/
Burawanit711/
Burnut710/
Burnid710/
Brown-Haight701/
Burnett67117,584/
Burandt671,787/
Bernita671,509/
Bournet67919/
Bernitt67836/
Bournot67793/
Bournat67776/
Buranet67562/
Burnete67347/
Barnitt67170/
Berniot67169/
Burandi67165/
Purniti67135/
Burunat67103/
Purnita6795/
Baurant6784/
Burundi6774/
Burnato6769/
Brighentti6749/
Buranti6749/
Baurent6739/
Burinti6738/
Burnate6737/
Barinit6737/
Bronitt6736/
Branita6734/
Barnita6732/
Barniet6732/
Burneta6726/
Bernaht6726/
Burnatt6724/
Burante6724/
Bernuit6723/
Burendi6721/
Bourant6718/
Baronit6717/
Burantt6717/
Burindi6716/
Buranat6715/
Bruniot6715/
Birnite6713/
Pournit6713/
Bornita6712/
Berneit6712/
Brnt6712/
Burnote6712/
Burentt6711/
Burondi6711/
Burnadi679/
Borniat679/
Buornat678/
Burnnet678/
Berenht678/
Bruneit678/
Bernhut677/
Burrnet676/
Bureni-Doh676/
Burnoti676/
Barniat676/
Burnoto676/
Brenoit676/
Barnait676/
Burenta675/
Bernito675/
Bournta675/
Burnaut675/
Berniet674/
Branito674/
Baurnet673/
Buranot673/
Burneti673/
Burrent673/
Bronwit673/
Puranit673/
Baranit673/
Burnott673/
Purinit673/
Bernoit672/
Brnitah672/
Brunita672/
Brunite672/
Brunitt672/
Puronit672/
Burnata672/
Buranto672/
Bernait672/
Burnyte672/
Bruniti672/
Bernhat672/
Buranut672/
Branwit671/
Burennt671/
Burnati671/
Burnedi671/
Burnetd671/
Burntte671/
Burnuta671/
Burrant671/
Barnhat671/
Biranit671/
Birniti671/
Buryant671/
Brunito671/
Brenait671/
Borniet671/
Burnadt671/
Burnide671/
Burnout671/
Burnytė671/
Burondt671/
Buronet671/
Bruniet671/
Beurnet671/
Bernhought671/
Berniat671/
Bernite671/
Berniti671/
Baurinaite671/
Buronat671/
Burunet671/
Burunto671/
Bbrighenti671/
Brioghenti671/
Burannt671/
Bornhdt671/
Brunoit671/
Buarint671/
Brinita670/
Burnutt670/
Brenitt670/
Burrnot670/
Burenet670/
Buirndt670/
Berrnit670/
Barnity670/
Buriant670/
Brunnit670/
Barnite670/
Bronhet670/
Burwant670/
Burneet670/
Barnito670/
Bourneix63221/
Bournaix6344/
Burnex571/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Burnight
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