Burako Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Burako Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burako Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2991:442,30536,893
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Burako (38) may also be a first name.

Burako Last Name Facts

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

The surname Burako (Hindi: बुरको) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Burako.

How Common Is The Last Name Burako? popularity and diffusion

Burako is the 868,551st most numerous family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 23,357,519 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 96 percent of Burako live; 96 percent live in Oceania Islands and 96 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,662,754th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 38 people.

The surname Burako is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is held by 299 people, or 1 in 442,305. In Indonesia Burako is primarily concentrated in: West Papua, where 53 percent reside and Papua, where 47 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia Burako is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and The Philippines, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Burako Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Burako in the Hindi language
बुरकोburako-

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