Bursuk Surname

545,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 587 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Bursuk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bursuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine3611:126,10217,824
Russia971:1,485,805102,006
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
Moldova301:118,71213,533
Transnistria211:22,6053,991
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
England31:18,572,686338,250
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Burşuk (161) are calculated separately.

Bursuk Last Name Facts

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

Bursuk (Russian: Бурсук) is found in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Burşuk. For other possible spellings of Bursuk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bursuk? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bursuk is the 545,543rd most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 12,414,899 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Bursuk live; 87 percent live in Eastern Europe and 82 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

It is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is held by 361 people, or 1 in 126,102. In Ukraine it is primarily concentrated in: Sumy Oblast, where 20 percent reside, Chernivtsi Oblast, where 19 percent reside and Odessa Oblast, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Ukraine it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 17 percent reside and Argentina, where 6 percent reside.

Bursuk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (87%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Bursuk last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the party.

Bursuk earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.25% less than the national average, earning $23,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burşuk94161/
Bursuck9215/
Butrsuk921/
Burshuk921/
Burschuk861/
Burshusk860/
Borsuk8310,177/
Bursuc834,180/
Burzuk83104/
Wursuk8381/
Burcuk8321/
Bursug834/
Burjuk831/
Bursukova8013/
Borszuk7791/
Borssuk7740/
Bursaux7734/
Borshuk7732/
Burzuik7725/
Borsuck7723/
Burscuc774/
Borsouk772/
Burzhuk771/
Boursuc771/
Borsiuk771/
Burshukova7514/
Bourzouk71273/
Burdziuk71211/
Borschuk71111/
Boursaux7114/
Biersuck714/
Burdzhuk713/
Bourchouk67309/
Burscough67110/
Borsuc6763/
Wursok6739/
Borzuk6733/
Bursoc6715/
Wurjuk672/
Búrzuk671/
Burzok671/
Borsok671/
Burjug671/

Bursuk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bursuk in the Russian language
Бурсукbursuk-

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