Cognomen Burkāns (Bure 
, Burkāns, Burkane 
) , in the world, is a common surname. The cognomen Burkāns is characteristic of Fiji, where it is quite a rare surname, Latvia, and Zimbabwe. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in India, Ethiopia, and Zimbabwe. Very seldom, Burkāns is the forename as well as the last name.