Baruan Surname

555,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Baruan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Baruan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4741:111,69110,757
Indonesia731:1,811,633116,472
India161:47,941,586492,263
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Baruan (228) may also be a first name.

Baruan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Baruan (Oriya: ବରୁଆଁ) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Baruan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 555,669th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 12,718,230 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Baruan reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Baruan is also the 594,918th most frequent first name globally It is held by 228 people.

This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 474 people, or 1 in 111,691. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kigoma Region, where 38 percent are found, Tabora Region, where 26 percent are found and Kagera Region, where 20 percent are found. Not including Tanzania it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 13 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baruang92252/
Bairuan9212/
Baruane921/
Barouhan862/
Baeruann861/
Barban835,511/
Beruan83492/
Barwan83269/
Waruan8388/
Barvan8327/
Boruan8317/
Varuan833/
Barguhain8064/
Bairwan7748/
Barbain7748/
Barvant7713/
Bharwan7713/
Barvhan7712/
Barwane7712/
Bairvan7710/
Barboun777/
Barbhan777/
Barbean776/
Barvang775/
Barhban775/
Bharvan773/
Barbaan772/
Barvand772/
Barwand771/
Barvain771/
Barrban771/
Barwhan771/
Waruang771/
Boruanh771/
Barzwan771/
Bahrwan771/
Baruasingh751/
Baharvan711,262/
Baharwan71134/
Barwaine7112/
Barbahan718/
Uatruang714/
Booruang713/
Barbhain713/
Barweane711/
Huarhuan711/
Bharwant711/
Bharwand711/
Bharwain711/
Barwahan711/
Barvahan711/
Barouhon711/
Borguhan711/
Baurbean710/
Barbon6711,092/
Barwon67345/
Warwan67243/
Barbón6768/
Berwan6759/
Borvan6754/
Barvanova6718/
Borwan6712/
Baharwand679/
Bervan676/
Barvon674/
Varvan673/
Boruam672/
Barbòn672/
Waruam671/
Warvan671/
Varwan671/
Barbán671/
Barvam671/

Baruan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Baruan in the Oriya language
ବରୁଆଁbaru'am64.29
ବାରୁଆଁbaru'am21.43
ବରୁଆନbaru'ana14.29

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Baruan
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