Burawu Surname

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

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Burawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Burawu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burawu occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Burawu.

How Common Is The Last Name Burawu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Burawu is the 6,360,413th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Burawu is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Burawu reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Burawu is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 1,929,780. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 75 percent live, Harare Province, where 13 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 13 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe it occurs in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burawau925/
Burewu834/
Burabu833/
Vurawu831/
Burgavu779/
Bourabou71106/
Bhurabhu711/
Bhuravud711/
Bhurgavu711/
Burobu672/
Borowu672/
Vuravu671/
Bhurabhuj671/
Bourrabou671/
Boravou628/
Burovus621/
Bourobou572,144/
Bouroubou531/

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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 Burawu
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