Surname Burkes (Burkes 
) , all over the world, is quite a rare last name. The surname Burkes is habitual in the United States, where it is a rare surname, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada.
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| Burkes | Germany, United Kingdom, Australia, United States, Canada |
| ludwig burkes (b. 1816) |
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| eugene alexander burkes (b. 1880) |
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| wayne burkes American politician, US (b. 1929) |
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| robert m burkes researcher |
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| robert burkes college basketball player (1980–1980) Houston Baptist |
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| lashona l. burkes Ph.D. University of Delaware 2009 |
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