Buriti Surname
Approximately 1,961 people bear this surname
Buriti Surname User-submission:
Popular name of the South American palm tree Mauritia flexuosa. It's common in the Brazilian Savannah (Cerrado), in Northern savannahs (Llanos) and in the Amazon rainforest.
Buriti Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1,747 | 1:122,538 | 4,633 |
| India | 195 | 1:3,933,669 | 107,487 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
The alternate forms: Burití (1) are calculated separately.
Buriti (58) may also be a first name.
Buriti Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Popular name of the South American palm tree Mauritia flexuosa. It's common in the Brazilian Savannah (Cerrado), in Northern savannahs (Llanos) and in the Amazon rainforest.
- dimitrio_schBuriti Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buriti Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Buriti is most common in Brazil. It can also appear in the variant forms: Burití. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Buriti? popularity and diffusion
Buriti is the 210,468th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 3,716,240 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Buriti live; 89 percent live in South America and 89 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,295,729th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 58 people.
The last name Buriti is most widespread in Brazil, where it is borne by 1,747 people, or 1 in 122,538. In Brazil Buriti is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 24 percent reside, Paraíba, where 16 percent reside and Bahia, where 14 percent reside. Besides Brazil this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 10 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.
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