Burstein Surname

80,064th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,088 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Burstein Surname Definition:

(from a place name) From Bursztyn, a town in Poland.

Burstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel2,6801:3,193438
United States2,6731:135,60014,204
Argentina1981:215,87617,783
Canada1171:314,92028,951
England701:795,97243,050
South Africa661:820,87455,153
Peru471:676,25816,167
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
France281:2,372,240182,981
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Panama121:326,0227,351
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Burstein (13) may also be a first name.

Burstein Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) From Bursztyn, a town in Poland.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Burstein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Burstein occurs in Israel more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Burstein? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 80,064th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,197,034 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Burstein reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Burstein is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held given name throughout the world, held by 13 people.

This surname is most frequent in Israel, where it is held by 2,680 people, or 1 in 3,193. In Israel Burstein is mostly found in: Central District, where 25 percent reside, Tel Aviv District, where 24 percent reside and Jerusalem District, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Israel it exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 44 percent reside and Argentina, where 3 percent reside.

Burstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Burstein has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Burstein surname grew 7,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burstein Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Jewish (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Burstein surname are 40.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.26% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Burstein earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 403.81% more than the national average, earning S/. 97,664 per year; in South Africa they earn 84.55% more than the national average, earning R 438,564 per year; in United States they earn 38.59% more than the national average, earning $59,799 USD per year and in Canada they earn 62.07% more than the national average, earning $80,521 CAD per year.

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