Burakeye Surname

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

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Norway

Burakeye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burakeye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Burakeye Last Name Facts

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

Burakeye occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burakeye? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most common surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Burakeye reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 100 percent are found. Other than Kenya it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Burundi, where 11 percent are found and Norway, where 11 percent are found.

Burakeye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Burakeye surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burakee9351/
Burakuye881/
Burakay803/
Burakiya758/
Burakuya754/
Bhurakae752/
Burakaya751/
Bhurakue751/
Burekeya751/
Bourakay751/
Bourakea751/
Burakeat751/
Bhurakhay714/
Burakhaue711/
Wourokeye711/
Borakay6727/
Burakai6720/
Buracay675/
Burakou674/
Burakaa673/
Burakau671/
Burakoa671/
Burauskaya671/

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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 Burakeye
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