Buraku Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Buraku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buraku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania1541:18,9223,274
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Greece101:1,107,97984,839
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Buraku (10) may also be a first name.

Buraku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buraku (Hindi: बुरकू, Oriya: ବୁରକୁ) is found in Albania more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Buraku click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buraku? popularity and diffusion

The surname Buraku is the 1,206,588th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Buraku live; 86 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 79 percent live in Albano-Europe. Buraku is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name globally, held by 10 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Albania, where it is carried by 154 people, or 1 in 18,922. In Albania it is mostly concentrated in: Lezhë County, where 42 percent live, Durrës County, where 34 percent live and Tirana County, where 21 percent live. Besides Albania Buraku occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 11 percent live and Greece, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Buraku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buraku in the Hindi language
बुरकूburaku-
Buraku in the Oriya language
ବୁରକୁburaku-

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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 Buraku
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