Burnstein Surname

353,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,031 people bear this surname

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

Burnstein Surname Definition:

(German) Amber.

Burnstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9061:400,06535,011
Canada811:454,88439,362
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England51:11,143,612252,590
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:605,04440,538

Burnstein Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Amber.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Burnstein Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burnstein occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burnstein? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 353,216th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 7,068,425 people. The surname Burnstein occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Burnstein live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 906 people, or 1 in 400,065. In The United States it is mostly found in: Florida, where 9 percent are found, Missouri, where 5 percent are found and Georgia, where 4 percent are found. Barring The United States it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 8 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Burnstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Burnstein has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Burnstein surname increased 1,092 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burnstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Burnstein surname are 5.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.11% registered with the political party.

The amount Burnstein earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 629.78% more than the national average, earning R 1,734,240 per year; in United States they earn 24.36% more than the national average, earning $53,658 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42% more than the national average, earning $70,549 CAD per year.

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