Buregeya Surname
Approximately 14,243 people bear this surname
Buregeya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burundi | 8,774 | 1:1,117 | 317 |
| Rwanda | 4,961 | 1:2,291 | 543 |
| Uganda | 278 | 1:140,429 | 12,681 |
| DR Congo | 198 | 1:373,129 | 32,235 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Buregeya (90) may also be a first name.
Buregeya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buregeya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Buregeya is found most frequently in Burundi. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Buregeya.
How Common Is The Last Name Buregeya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Buregeya is the 37,013th most prevalent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 511,658 people. The surname Buregeya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Buregeya are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Buregeya is also the 1,005,046th most frequently held first name globally, held by 90 people.
The surname Buregeya is most numerous in Burundi, where it is held by 8,774 people, or 1 in 1,117. Barring Burundi this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 35 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buregea | 93 | 13 | / |
| Burejeya | 88 | 8 | / |
| Buregeye | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bouregaya | 82 | 4 | / |
| Buresey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bouregaa | 75 | 4,489 | / |
| Biregeyi | 75 | 202 | / |
| Burechea | 75 | 28 | / |
| Bouregâa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bouregai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Buregiye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boregaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bureechai | 71 | 15 | / |
| Bouragaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Burechiea | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bouregaaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boureghaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bourregaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boureigay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouregaia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Burragaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buragay | 67 | 761 | / |
| Buricea | 67 | 380 | / |
| Buragai | 67 | 32 | / |
| Boureghaia | 67 | 17 | / |
| Burigay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Boregaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buragoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Burisea | 67 | 0 | / |
| Buresau | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Buregeya
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