Buraben Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Buraben Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buraben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
India21:383,532,6911,645,216

Buraben (10) may also be a first name.

Buraben Last Name Facts

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

Buraben is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buraben? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 78 percent of Buraben are found; 78 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 78 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 10 people.

The surname Buraben is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea Buraben is mostly found in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea Buraben exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 22 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhuraben9320/
Burabien9314/
Bhuiraben8810/
Burabin865/
Burabnk863/
Borabien80576/
Burobien801/
Burabina801/
Borrabien752/
Burobin71447/
Burawin71102/
Burobyn7112/
Borabin711/
Vorhaben6769/
Bhuravne678/
Bhurawne671/
Voorhaben630/
Burrown574/
Voroben573/
Borobin572/
Burowin571/
Borawin571/
Burgovn570/
Burobina53418/
Burobyna5315/
Vorhabin530/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Buraben
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