Burhanu Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Burhanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
Burhanu (91) may also be a first name.
Burhanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Burhanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Burhanu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Burhanu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Burhanu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Burhanu is the 4,908,606th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 63 percent of Burhanu live; 50 percent live in Southeast Asia and 50 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Burhanu is also the 998,282nd most prevalent given name worldwide, borne by 91 people.
Burhanu is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Zamfara, where 83 percent live and Taraba, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 25 percent live and Malaysia, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burhanus | 93 | 8 | / |
| Burhanud | 93 | 4 | / |
| Buranu | 92 | 42 | / |
| Baurchanu | 88 | 12 | / |
| Burhanudd | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bourhanou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Buranus | 86 | 13 | / |
| Burganu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Buranut | 86 | 2 | / |
| Burangu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bureanu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bourhannou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Birahanu | 80 | 1,449 | / |
| Boureanu | 80 | 829 | / |
| Borchanu | 80 | 73 | / |
| Buranaut | 80 | 5 | / |
| Bürhanau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buttranu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bouranou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boranu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Bourangou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Burongu | 71 | 49 | / |
| Birahnu | 71 | 9 | / |
| Butrotnu | 67 | 652 | / |
| Boereanu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Booreanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wouranou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bourenou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wourangou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Boronu | 62 | 26 | / |
| Bouroungou | 59 | 2 | / |
| Voranau | 57 | 9 | / |
| Woraanu | 57 | 4 | / |
| Voranuj | 57 | 4 | / |
| Voraanu | 57 | 2 | / |
| Buronnoe | 53 | 4 | / |
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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 Burhanu
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