Buritica Surname

41,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,637 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Buritica Surname User-submission:

Buritica or Buriticá comes from the legendary Cacique's Catíos tribe called Buriticá from Antioquia, Colombia. See Wikipedia.

Buritica Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia11,9531:3,997637
United States2081:1,742,591114,999
Spain1551:301,62618,150
Venezuela971:311,3827,080
Ecuador891:178,7177,540
Panama291:134,9054,585
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Costa Rica91:531,1194,381
England51:11,143,612252,590
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Buriticá (42) & Buriticà (3) are calculated separately.

Buritica Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Buritica or Buriticá comes from the legendary Cacique's Catíos tribe called Buriticá from Antioquia, Colombia. See Wikipedia.

- albertoburitica

Buritica Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buritica has its highest incidence in Colombia. It may occur as: Buriticá or Buriticà. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Buritica? popularity and diffusion

Buritica is the 41,348th most widely held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 576,683 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Buritica are found; 96 percent are found in South America and 95 percent are found in Caribbean South America.

The surname is most numerous in Colombia, where it is held by 11,953 people, or 1 in 3,997. In Colombia Buritica is mostly concentrated in: Antioquia Department, where 34 percent are found, Valle del Cauca Department, where 19 percent are found and Capital District, where 10 percent are found. Not including Colombia it exists in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Spain, where 1 percent are found.

Buritica Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Buritica surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Buritica earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 11.83% more than the national average, earning $25,389,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.1% less than the national average, earning $39,656 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.07% less than the national average, earning $37,226 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buriticá9642/
Buriticà963/
Buriticia943/
Bureitica941/
Butritica941/
Buriticath891/
Boritica8814/
Buritika881/
Buritiza881/
Boritiza752/
Boreticka713/
Voretiqa501/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Buritica
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