Birushya Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Birushya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birushya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania951:557,28035,395
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Birushya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Birushya is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Birushya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Birushya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Birushya is the 1,795,579th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Birushya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 557,280. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kagera Region, where 99 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 1 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Rwanda, where 9 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Birusya93144/
Birutsya886/
Beirusya882/
Berushya882/
Beirutsya821/
Berusya80158/
Birisya801/
Berutsya75140/
Bairisya751/
Berisya679/
Birisia677/
Virosyah6311/
Berishia632/
Buirisia631/
Viruisia631/
Beirosia631/
Beihrosia591/
Berisja531/
Virosia531/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Birushya
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