Bura Surname
Approximately 58,368 people bear this surname
Bura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 19,330 | 1:2,739 | 372 |
| India | 11,791 | 1:65,055 | 4,432 |
| Nigeria | 9,994 | 1:17,725 | 1,677 |
| Indonesia | 4,238 | 1:31,206 | 3,665 |
| Romania | 2,914 | 1:6,890 | 917 |
| Poland | 2,907 | 1:13,075 | 1,878 |
| Ukraine | 2,851 | 1:15,967 | 2,145 |
| Russia | 375 | 1:384,328 | 37,409 |
| Philippines | 367 | 1:275,853 | 40,185 |
| Croatia | 357 | 1:11,845 | 2,228 |
| United States | 351 | 1:1,032,647 | 75,818 |
| Serbia | 301 | 1:23,737 | 2,670 |
| Turkey | 250 | 1:311,286 | 20,222 |
| Thailand | 243 | 1:290,693 | 50,038 |
| Belarus | 238 | 1:39,920 | 6,848 |
| Nepal | 192 | 1:148,338 | 2,553 |
| France | 185 | 1:359,042 | 53,729 |
| Papua New Guinea | 158 | 1:51,606 | 6,482 |
| England | 134 | 1:415,806 | 28,295 |
| Uganda | 128 | 1:304,994 | 21,050 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Italy | 77 | 1:794,243 | 63,344 |
| Czechia | 70 | 1:151,907 | 23,478 |
| Canada | 64 | 1:575,712 | 47,839 |
| Kazakhstan | 61 | 1:289,877 | 24,582 |
| Germany | 60 | 1:1,341,758 | 84,137 |
| Lithuania | 46 | 1:65,969 | 9,859 |
| Hungary | 39 | 1:251,699 | 20,039 |
| Taiwan | 38 | 1:616,967 | 4,529 |
| Spain | 34 | 1:1,375,060 | 44,096 |
| Zimbabwe | 27 | 1:571,787 | 44,609 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| New Zealand | 25 | 1:181,133 | 19,287 |
| Estonia | 23 | 1:57,470 | 10,794 |
| Argentina | 21 | 1:2,035,401 | 100,871 |
| Panama | 19 | 1:205,908 | 5,804 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Solomon Islands | 13 | 1:44,618 | 8,903 |
| Moldova | 12 | 1:296,781 | 24,445 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Latvia | 10 | 1:205,005 | 22,061 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 1:497,535 | 21,006 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 1:3,871,786 | 9,580 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Transnistria | 3 | 1:158,233 | 13,093 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
The alternate forms: Burà (51), Búra (12) & Burá (5) are calculated separately.
Bura (13,890) may also be a first name.
Bura Demographics
Bura Political Affiliation
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Bura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bura Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bura (Arabic: بورا, Georgian: ბურა, Hindi: बुरा, Marathi: बुरा, Oriya: ବୁରା, Russian: Бура) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Burà, Búra or Burá. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bura? popularity and diffusion
It is the 9,682nd most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 124,855 people. The last name Bura is predominantly found in Africa, where 51 percent of Bura live; 33 percent live in East Africa and 33 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 48,890th most numerous forename at a global level It is held by 13,890 people.
Bura is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 19,330 people, or 1 in 2,739. In Tanzania Bura is mostly concentrated in: Manyara Region, where 65 percent live, Arusha Region, where 12 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 9 percent live. Barring Tanzania this last name occurs in 83 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent live and Nigeria, where 17 percent live.
Bura Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bura has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bura last name expanded 1,755 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 13,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bura Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Orthodox (78%) in Belarus, Muslim (50%) in Kenya, Muslim (98%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (70%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Bura surname are 0.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.33% being registered with the political party.
The amount Bura earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 59.89% less than the national average, earning €12,045 per year; in United States they earn 28.89% more than the national average, earning $55,616 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.88% more than the national average, earning $56,579 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bura Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bura in the Georgian language | ||
| ბურა | bura | - |
| Bura in the Marathi language | ||
| बुरा | bura | 94.51 |
| बूरा | bura | 5.38 |
| Bura in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୁରା | bura | 94.44 |
| ବୁଡ | buda | 1.85 |
| େବୁରା | ebura | 1.85 |
| ବୁଡା | buda | 1.85 |
| Bura in the Hindi language | ||
| बुरा | bura | 59.42 |
| बूरा | bura | 36.34 |
| भूरा | bhura | 1.06 |
| बुड़ा | bura | 0.8 |
| बूड़ा | bura | 0.53 |
| बूड़ | bura | 0.53 |
| बुढा | budha | 0.27 |
| भुरा | bhura | 0.27 |
| Bura in the Russian language | ||
| Бура | bura | - |
| Bura in the Arabic language | ||
| بورا | bwra | - |
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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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- 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 Bura
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