Burma Surname
Approximately 11,632 people bear this surname
Burma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myanmar | 4,213 | 1:12,328 | 316 |
| India | 3,949 | 1:194,243 | 11,726 |
| Ukraine | 1,161 | 1:39,210 | 5,676 |
| Turkey | 1,104 | 1:70,490 | 6,574 |
| Russia | 321 | 1:448,981 | 42,376 |
| United States | 230 | 1:1,575,908 | 106,190 |
| Iran | 94 | 1:816,835 | 40,564 |
| Indonesia | 62 | 1:2,133,052 | 131,589 |
| Nigeria | 52 | 1:3,406,592 | 101,701 |
| Belarus | 51 | 1:186,295 | 24,218 |
| Israel | 50 | 1:171,153 | 17,369 |
| Canada | 40 | 1:921,140 | 70,350 |
| Kazakhstan | 39 | 1:453,397 | 34,287 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| Qatar | 34 | 1:69,353 | 6,725 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Mongolia | 26 | 1:108,665 | 7,123 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6 | 1:995,442 | 57,680 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Nepal | 4 | 1:7,120,239 | 14,461 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Burma (2,889) may also be a first name.
Burma Demographics
Burma Political Affiliation
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Burma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Burma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Burma (Arabic: برما, Hindi: वर्मा, Marathi: बुम, Oriya: ବମର୍ା, Russian: Бурма) is borne by more people in Myanmar than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Burma? popularity and diffusion
The last name Burma is the 44,674th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 626,508 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Burma are found; 71 percent are found in South Asia and 36 percent are found in Burmo-Asia. Burma is also the 135,217th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 2,889 people.
The last name is most common in Myanmar, where it is carried by 4,213 people, or 1 in 12,328. Without taking into account Myanmar this surname is found in 53 countries. It is also common in India, where 34 percent are found and Ukraine, where 10 percent are found.
Burma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Burma has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Burma last name grew 1,917 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Burma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Burma last name is chiefly Orthodox (67%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Burma last name are 5.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52% being registered with the political party.
The amount Burma earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.12% less than the national average, earning $43,096 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6% less than the national average, earning $46,704 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Burma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Burma in the Oriya language | ||
| ବମର୍ା | bamara | 83.89 |
| କୁମାର | kumara | 11.35 |
| ବମ | bama | 1.93 |
| ସୁରଜ | suraja | 0.04 |
| ବୁର୍ମା | burma | 0.04 |
| ବୁରମା | burama | 0.04 |
| Burma in the Marathi language | ||
| बुम | buma | 66.67 |
| बुमी | bumi | 33.33 |
| Burma in the Hindi language | ||
| वर्मा | varma | 50 |
| बर्मा | barma | 50 |
| Burma in the Russian language | ||
| Бурма | burma | - |
| Burma in the Arabic language | ||
| برما | brma | - |
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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 Burma
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