Burow Surname

93,943rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,074 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Somalia

Burow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,8271:28,4773,742
United States1,0371:349,52631,345
Somalia6371:21,1181,217
Australia3981:67,8288,074
Canada411:898,67368,969
Denmark411:137,67612,271
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
England61:9,286,343223,652
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
France31:22,140,907385,998
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1891:265,70721,729

The alternate forms: Burów (1) are calculated separately.

Burow (5,671) may also be a first name.

Burow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burow (Hindi: बीरो) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Burów. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 93,943rd most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,436,253 people. The last name Burow is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Burow live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 88,821st most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 5,671 people.

The surname Burow is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 2,827 people, or 1 in 28,477. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 10 percent live. Beside Germany this last name occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Somalia, where 13 percent live.

Burow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Burow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Burow last name grew 549 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 68 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Burow last name are 14.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.3% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Burow earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 2.33% more than the national average, earning $44,155 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.58% more than the national average, earning $65,372 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burów931/
Burrow9114,644/
Buhrow91891/
Burows9157/
Butrow9136/
Burowa9112/
Burhow916/
Burgow913/
Bourow912/
Buroow911/
Burrowa836/
Buhrows835/
Bourrow832/
Bouroow831/
Burhowe831/
Buurows831/
Burrouw831/
Bourowa831/
Burrowe830/
Bourows830/
Burov8018,627/
Borow802,531/
Buruw804/
Buraw803/
Burof801/
Burrouws7716/
Burrrows7710/
Burrowss773/
Bourrows772/
Beurrows771/
Burrowsj771/
Bourhowa771/
Bhurrows770/
Burova7320,375/
Borowa731,936/
Borrow731,495/
Baurov73368/
Buhrov73367/
Butrov73263/
Boorow73198/
Burovs73173/
Burgov73108/
Buroff7392/
Bourov7354/
Buyrov7336/
Beurov7334/
Bhuruw7333/
Buerov7327/
Burhof7326/
Burzov7313/
Buirov7310/
Buroev739/
Vurrow737/
Burgof736/
Bhuraw734/
Burhov733/
Burouf731/
Buroiv731/
Bierow731/
Bauraw731/
Burawe731/
Butrof731/
Burhob731/
Burovė731/
Bourob730/
Burraw730/
Buroft730/
Bourouf67590/
Buhrova67444/
Baurova67319/
Burhoff67174/
Burgova67124/
Burroff6763/
Buyrova6738/
Bourova6732/
Buirova6711/
Bouroff676/
Burhova675/
Booroow674/
Burrofs673/
Burgoff673/
Burruws672/
Buerhof671/
Burzhov671/
Burraws671/
Boutrof671/
Vurrowf671/
Bouroub671/
Buirovs671/
Boutrov671/
Borzowa671/
Bauroff671/
Bauhrof671/
Burgauw670/
Butroff670/

Burow Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Burow in the Hindi language
बीरोbiro-

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Footnotes

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