Buriti Surname

210,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,961 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1,7471:122,5384,633
India1951:3,933,669107,487
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

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_sch

Buriti Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buriti is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Burití. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buriti? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 210,468th most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,716,240 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Buriti are found; 89 percent are found in South America and 89 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,295,729th most frequently occurring given name in the world It is held by 58 people.

This last name is most widely held in Brazil, where it is held by 1,747 people, or 1 in 122,538. In Brazil it is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 24 percent are found, Paraíba, where 16 percent are found and Bahia, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Brazil this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 10 percent are found and Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burití941/
Bouriti92108/
Buraiti925/
Buritti923/
Buritis923/
Bhuriti922/
Bouritis86107/
Bhurithi861/
Burritti861/
Buraitis861/
Burity833,874/
Vuriti83812/
Buruti83298/
Bureti83163/
Burita8376/
Boriti8339/
Burite8332/
Wuriti8330/
Buryti831/
Bourita77290/
Buresti77156/
Buritaj77122/
Burhite7783/
Buritta7758/
Burieta7728/
Bhiriti7725/
Buritoa7719/
Vuritti7716/
Buretti778/
Boureti777/
Vuuriti774/
Butrite774/
Bureeti774/
Burgite773/
Buritep773/
Baurite772/
Bourite772/
Bureita771/
Buritha771/
Buraita771/
Bhuruti771/
Vurithi771/
Boritei771/
Burited771/
Burites771/
Burutti771/
Burrita771/
Buraite771/
Beuruti771/
Burreti771/
Burhyti770/
Burithep71537/
Burithet7169/
Burgetti7119/
Bouretis714/
Bauraite714/
Burretti712/
Bouritta712/
Burritty711/
Burrieta711/
Bauraitè711/
Bureiter711/
Buriette711/
Bhouruti711/
Bhuretti711/
Butredti711/
Bourithe711/
Burietty710/
Burister710/
Bureta67938/
Burute67736/
Burete67356/
Buryta67311/
Borita67253/
Vurity67116/
Bouriette6765/
Vureti6747/
Burichter6731/
Borite6721/
Vurita6720/
Buřita6716/
Woriti6712/
Vurite677/
Bourehtit676/
Bourichte674/
Bority673/
Wurity673/
Burreiter672/
Buryty672/
Bureister671/
Burety671/
Burrister670/

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