Around the world, Burke (Burke 
, 伯克 
, Берк 
, along with others...) is quite a rare primarily boy's, but scarcely female first name. The forename Burke is habitual in Ireland, where it is a rare unisex name, the United States, where it is a rare male name, and Canada. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in the United States, Ethiopia, and China. Much more frequently, Burke is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Burke | Australia, Ireland, Canada, United States, United Kingdom |
| 伯克 | China |
| Берк | Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Russia |
| بيرك | Iraq, Sudan, Iran |
| バーク | Japan |
| בורק | Israel |
| Бурк | Ukraine, Russia |
| برک | Iran |
| بورك | Iraq, Algeria, Morocco |
Burke is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Burke , the fictional human, Burke; Burke , the character from 2014 film 'Cloud 9' and Burke Devlin , the fictional character in Dark Shadows.
| sir john ignatius burke, 10th bt. (1784-1845) (b. 1784) |
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| sir joseph burke, 11th bt. (1786-1865) (b. 1786) |
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ricard o'sullivan burke Irish nationalist, Fenian activist, Union American Civil War soldier, U.S. Republican Party campaigner, and public-works engineer, IE (b. 1838) |
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| sir john lionel burke, 12th bt. (1818-1884) (b. 1818) |
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| sir theobald hubert burke, 13th bt. Irish Baronet (1833–1909) (b. 1833) |
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harland burke politician in Massachusetts, US, US (b. 1888) |
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| rowland henry burke (1844-1861) (b. 1844) |
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| granby james burke (1850-1935) (b. 1850) |
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| sir john charles burke, 4th bt. (1858-1880) (b. 1858) |
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| sir henry george burke, 5th bt. (1859-1910) (b. 1859) |
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| ashworth p. burke (1864-1919) British genealogist (b. 1864) |
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| sir thomas malachy burke, 6th bt. (1864-1913) (b. 1864) |
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| sir ulick roland burke (1872-1958) (b. 1872) |
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| redmond st. george burke (1879-1951) (b. 1879) |
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| miles burke boxer, US (b. 1885) |
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