Burnke Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Burnke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burnke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Burnke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burnke is borne by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burnke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Burnke is the 7,117,718th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Burnke occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Burnke reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in Canada, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 9,211,398. In Canada Burnke is primarily concentrated in: Ontario, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Canada it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.

Burnke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Burnke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Burnke last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burnk912/
Burnkett863/
Buerenke860/
Burink83260/
Burnce8310/
Bornke831/
Burnks831/
Burnka830/
Boernke7746/
Burrink7742/
Burenka7721/
Burenki778/
Borinke776/
Buurink776/
Borenke774/
Beurink773/
Waurnke771/
Burinki771/
Burinka771/
Burence771/
Borhnke771/
Borncke771/
Bornkee770/
Burng735/
Burnx732/
Bornk731/
Boringke7120/
Bhurenki714/
Burinkay714/
Burenkiy712/
Bourinka711/
Burzinki711/
Burzynki711/
Burnques711/
Bournque711/
Wurengke711/
Burrinck711/
Burenkova673,139/
Buring67988/
Bureng67321/
Burinkova674/
Buräng673/
Bourng673/
Borenk672/
Burngh671/
Wornke671/
Vurink671/
Burngt671/
Burzyngka671/

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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 Burnke
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