Burnu Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Burnu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burnu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Burnu (29) may also be a first name.

Burnu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Burnu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Burnu.

How Common Is The Last Name Burnu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Burnu is the 5,391,485th most common surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Burnu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Burnu are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring given name at a global level, held by 29 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria Burnu is mostly concentrated in: Kaduna, where 73 percent live, Borno, where 9 percent live and Niger, where 9 percent live. Barring Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burnus91326/
Burnup91256/
Burnau91195/
Burnuz9143/
Burnou9110/
Burnud913/
Burneu912/
Burnuu911/
Burnuś911/
Burnuy911/
Burnut910/
Bournou8367/
Burnoud8347/
Burnaud8326/
Burnaux8317/
Burnaut835/
Butrnut831/
Burnusz831/
Burnout831/
Burnous830/
Burnutt830/
Burnhau830/
Bornu80319/
Wurnu801/
Bournaud77256/
Bournous77134/
Bournoud7773/
Beurnaux7742/
Bourgnou7732/
Bourneus772/
Bournuch771/
Burnhout771/
Burnhaus770/
Bourneue770/
Bornau7344/
Bornou7335/
Burnoe733/
Bornuu731/
Bourgnoux715/
Bourgneus711/
Vournou678/
Biernau672/
Wournou671/
Bornhau670/

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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 Burnu
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