Bureau Surname

37,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,053 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Bureau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bureau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France9,6611:6,875584
Canada3,1181:11,8171,764
Belgium5701:20,1703,118
Haiti5181:20,6251,709
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
England321:1,741,18971,393
Mexico291:4,280,21427,059
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
China251:54,692,8632,965
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

Bureau (70) may also be a first name.

Bureau Last Name Facts

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

Bureau is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bureau? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 37,471st most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 518,576 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Bureau reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 72 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Bureau is also the 1,162,016th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 70 people.

The surname Bureau is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 9,661 people, or 1 in 6,875. In France Bureau is most prevalent in: Pays de la Loire, where 22 percent are found, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 17 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 16 percent are found. Outside of France this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 22 percent are found and Belgium, where 4 percent are found.

Bureau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bureau has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Bureau last name rose 1,067 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bureau Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bureau earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 114.79% more than the national average, earning R 510,420 per year and in Canada they earn 11.95% less than the national average, earning $43,747 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boureau922,936/
Burieau9221/
Burgeau927/
Burea91448/
Bourreau864,831/
Bourgeau86703/
Bourieau86215/
Boureeau862/
Bureha83207/
Bureța8356/
Burrea8341/
Bureju834/
Buryea831/
Bureea831/
Bureoa831/
Bourea831/
Buriea830/
Buyrea830/
Beurea830/
Bourrieau80110/
Buricea77380/
Buretea77164/
Bourgea77163/
Bourjau7740/
Burjaus7716/
Bourjea773/
Bureață772/
Burgeia772/
Buraiyu772/
Buirrea771/
Bouriea771/
Boreeau771/
Baurgea771/
Burețea771/
Burryea770/
Burisea770/
Burja732,359/
Buria731,562/
Burya731,144/
Buriu73251/
Burju7338/
Buryu734/
Buría731/
Bourgeay71153/
Bourrieu7129/
Burechea7128/
Boutreaa714/
Boutréau712/
Bouraiju711/
Boureyou711/
Bureejui711/
Baurgeai710/
Beuria671,852/
Bourja671,771/
Burias671,720/
Bouria67979/
Buriad67767/
Burgey67382/
Bhuria67380/
Buruju67249/
Bhurya67198/
Buryat6786/
Bauria6771/
Burria6766/
Bourjault6764/
Burjee6758/
Bhurja6733/
Burija6733/
Buryas6725/
Buroju6723/
Buriah6722/
Buiria6721/
Burrja6720/
Buriae6717/
Boreha6717/
Bourya6712/
Burgia6710/
Buryah678/
Burjas677/
Boryea677/
Buriye677/
Buriou677/
Baurya675/
Burjey675/
Buréus675/
Buryye674/
Buroiu674/
Buriat674/
Buryad674/
Buurja673/
Busria673/
Burjoa673/
Burjia672/
Bhurju672/
Boreju672/
Bourgeoia672/
Buryou672/
Buriha672/
Burjie672/
Burjus672/
Borjea672/
Buriay671/
Buriey671/
Burius671/
Burjaa671/
Buriju671/
Butria671/
Boutréaux671/
Boriea671/
Burjat671/

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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 Bureau
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