Burerwa Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Burerwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Burerwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania241:2,205,90148,025
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Burerwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Burerwa occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Burerwa? popularity and diffusion

Burerwa is the 3,798,600th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Burerwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Burerwa reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 2,205,901. In Tanzania Burerwa is most prevalent in: Mara Region, where 38 percent live, Tanga Region, where 38 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 17 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent live and Lesotho, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burerwe8610/
Borerwa868/
Burirwa862/
Burerua861/
Borerwe71590/
Borerwi711/
Borirwa711/
Buriruo571/
Borirwe571/
Mpurirwe536/
Borairwe531/
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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 Burerwa
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