Burtnieks Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Burtnieks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burtnieks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia731:28,0834,296
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Burtnieks Last Name Facts

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

Burtnieks (Russian: Буртниекс) is carried by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Burtnieks.

How Common Is The Last Name Burtnieks? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,034,059th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Burtnieks reside; 88 percent reside in Northern Europe and 86 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Latvia, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 28,083. In Latvia Burtnieks is primarily found in: Riga Planning Region, where 82 percent live, Latgale, where 10 percent live and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 4 percent live. Barring Latvia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Burtnieks Last Name Statistics demography

Burtnieks earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 102.67% more than the national average, earning $87,450 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Burtnieks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Burtnieks in the Russian language
Буртниексburtnieks-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Burtnieks
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis