Burak Forename

8,522nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 121,329 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Burak Forename User-submission:

The name Burak means 'lightning' or 'bright' in Arabic language. Burak is a creature in Islamic tradition that was said to be a transporter for certain prophets. Hadith accounts about the Isra and Miraj recount that the Burak carried the prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Jerusalem and up in the heaven.

Burak Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey
100%
115,5611:673126
Poland
60%
 
8481:44,8431,238
United States
100%
6781:534,71513,817
Germany
100%
5721:169,0172,848
Netherlands
100%
5701:29,6532,468
Northern Cyprus
100%
3461:919185
Indonesia
100%
3221:801,12952,872
Saudi Arabia-2911:105,88510,050
Thailand
100%
2531:276,94016,140
England
98%
 
1761:315,9267,850
Russia
97%
 
1451:994,7158,587
Sweden
99%
 
1291:76,4183,547
Canada
100%
1201:276,1119,190
India
 
74%
1201:10,123,983303,172
Austria
100%
1141:74,6861,841
Belgium
100%
1071:107,3843,582
Romania
100%
591:339,86410,187
Switzerland
100%
581:141,6123,820
Israel
60%
 
561:150,0525,367
Turkmenistan
100%
531:103,2621,140
Bulgaria
100%
501:139,8084,194
Australia-471:290,5885,962
Denmark-471:120,2023,247
Kazakhstan
83%
 
461:385,8016,406
Azerbaijan
100%
441:219,1586,683
Ireland
100%
351:132,6722,941
Iraq-341:1,029,9378,327
France
100%
311:2,144,20512,301
Belarus
93%
 
281:338,6572,468
Portugal-281:371,8176,212
Italy
97%
 
241:2,544,25416,267
Qatar
100%
231:103,02612,248
Kosovo-211:88,6405,153
China-181:75,891,98863,580
Finland
94%
 
171:322,5404,487
Malaysia
50%
 
171:1,791,17353,830
Cambodia
82%
 
161:1,017,08315,971
Kyrgyzstan
 
80%
141:426,66314,323
Ukraine
100%
131:3,499,9937,073
Latvia-121:167,9702,495
Hungary
100%
111:890,1612,642
Norway
100%
111:466,5758,612
Oman-101:410,8674,770
United Arab Emirates-91:794,66624,808
Serbia-81:893,2155,853
Moldova-81:445,1422,889
Georgia
100%
81:467,3088,891
Brazil-81:26,779,519235,888
Philippines
57%
 
71:15,144,211189,875
Bosnia and Herzegovina-61:587,4105,040
South Korea-61:924,07017,138
Nigeria
100%
51:35,512,872242,191
Spain-51:9,305,99318,112
Algeria-51:7,635,34412,071
Malta-41:107,3402,111
Iceland-41:91,5043,703
Tunisia-41:169,2267,289
Morocco-41:8,587,15911,086
Scotland
100%
31:1,783,45514,297
Wales
100%
31:1,031,43610,092
North Macedonia-31:696,91910,674
Croatia-31:1,405,69211,430
Greece
100%
31:3,644,84916,562
Japan-31:42,662,01963,122
New Zealand-21:2,268,02212,390
Armenia-21:1,459,37610,220
Czechia
83%
 
21:5,328,0818,108
Tanzania-21:26,394,16073,301
South Africa
67%
 
21:27,266,324304,698
Slovakia-21:2,655,0326,915
Singapore-21:3,143,52727,876
Kenya-21:23,153,55556,680
Lebanon
100%
21:2,813,78613,895
Mauritania-21:2,047,62019,390
Syria-11:19,306,0759,560
Albania-11:3,046,57049,159
Uzbekistan-11:30,786,44017,476
Argentina-11:42,773,24343,333
Nicaragua-11:6,018,33634,175
Bahrain-11:1,348,6737,854
Mongolia-11:2,934,81416,205
Monaco-11:38,4662,379
Egypt
100%
11:91,900,94653,283
Estonia-11:1,315,3808,883
Mauritius-11:1,297,78413,721
Tajikistan
100%
11:8,374,9227,831
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Libya-11:6,221,3093,060
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Pakistan
100%
11:194,357,680303,535
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
Guatemala-11:16,108,42913,998
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Slovenia-11:2,458,7586,723
Maldives-11:433,9035,827
Luxembourg
100%
11:564,0495,042
Jordan-11:8,826,77411,126
Lithuania-11:2,951,8825,377

The alternate forms: Burák (1) are calculated separately.

Burak (24,184) may also be a surname.

Burak Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Burak means 'lightning' or 'bright' in Arabic language. Burak is a creature in Islamic tradition that was said to be a transporter for certain prophets. Hadith accounts about the Isra and Miraj recount that the Burak carried the prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Jerusalem and up in the heaven.

- burakozdemir

Burak Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burák931/
Bhurak91643/
Burakh9153/
Burake9114/
Burrak9114/
Bourak9113/
Baurak919/
Buraik919/
Burhak915/
Burack915/
Hburak915/
Burakk914/
Buraak913/
Buyrak912/
Burauk912/
Buğrak911/
Burgak911/
Buirak911/
Bujrak911/
Bhurakh8344/
Bourake8315/
Bourzak835/
Busrake834/
Bhuurak834/
Burahak833/
Bhurake833/
Bourack831/
Bhaurak831/
Bhuirak831/
Bhurauk831/
Bourakh831/
Buraq8013,501/
Burok80392/
Borak80155/
Burag8073/
Burac8033/
Burax803/
Bhuurakh771/
Bhurahak771/
Bhurakhe771/
Bhirak7329/
Bhurag7313/
Bhurac7313/
Bhorak7312/
Boraik7311/
Burock7310/
Borakk738/
Borrak738/
Busrag736/
Burraq735/
Borakh735/
Buroke734/
Buraaq733/
Borzak732/
Buragh732/
Burzag732/
Burouk732/
Busraq731/
Boraak731/
Brawak731/
Puruak731/
Vurakh731/
Bujrok731/
Burgaq731/
Bureik731/
Buraic731/
Baurok731/
Baurag731/
Boreak731/
Borhak731/
Braeak731/
Bhirakh6719/
Bhorakh6715/
Borzhak673/
Bhoraik672/
Buraque671/
Bauraux671/
Borahak671/
Bourouk671/
Bourock671/
Bouraux671/
Bhuraic671/
Bhuragh671/
Bhuragg671/
Bhurokh671/
Bhujrag671/
Bhaurok671/
Pbrk671/

Burak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Burak in the Russian language
Буракburak-

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