Burthom Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Burthom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burthom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:13,929,515290,718
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Burthom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burthom is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Burthom? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Burthom are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 50 percent are found, Surrey, where 25 percent are found and Greater London, where 25 percent are found. Not including England it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 22 percent are found and Brazil, where 11 percent are found.

Burthom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Burthom has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Burthom last name decreased 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burtom9215/
Burthon8620/
Burtham866/
Burthum862/
Burttom860/
Burthong809/
Beurtoom804/
Butrtham804/
Bourtoom803/
Burttham801/
Burthame800/
Burthume800/
Burton77242,757/
Burtam7756/
Burtum777/
Burtoń776/
Bortom772/
Bourthong7543/
Butrthong753/
Bourton711,038/
Beurton71601/
Burtone71361/
Burtont7129/
Burthan7128/
Burtton7126/
Bhurton7116/
Burtoin716/
Burrton716/
Burtong715/
Borthon712/
Burtonn712/
Buirton712/
Burtond711/
Buurton711/
Worthom711/
Baurton711/
Burtoon711/
Borthum710/
Bortham710/
Burdton710/
Bourtong6719/

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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 Burthom
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