Burthem Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Burthem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burthem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:2,785,90397,972
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Burthem Last Name Facts

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

Burthem is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burthem? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,957,383rd most frequently held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Burthem reside; 84 percent reside in Northern Europe and 84 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 2,785,903. In England it is most prevalent in: Cheshire, where 65 percent live and Greater London, where 35 percent live. Aside from England this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 12 percent live and Singapore, where 4 percent live.

Burthem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Burthem has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burtem922/
Burthen862/
Bortheim8051/
Burtim773/
Bortem771/
Burtym771/
Worthem71407/
Borthen71232/
Burthin711/
Burtgen711/
Bourtim711/
Burtein710/
Burtine710/
Burtecin6719/
Burtaine6716/
Wortheim6711/
Wortheam6711/
Burztein673/
Worthiem671/
Burteçin671/
Burteind671/
Burteisen638/
Burtymova631/
Bortim621/
Wortem621/
Burtoin576/
Bortein571/
Burtain571/
Borthin570/
Burztajn532/
Bourtain531/
Worthhim530/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Burthem
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