Burraway Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Burraway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burraway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1091:511,17532,340
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Burraway Last Name Facts

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

Burraway is found most frequently in England. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Burraway click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burraway? popularity and diffusion

The surname Burraway is the 1,701,480th most frequent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Burraway are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 511,175. In England Burraway is primarily concentrated in: Bedfordshire, where 76 percent reside, Greater London, where 10 percent reside and Buckinghamshire, where 7 percent reside. Barring England this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 1 percent reside.

Burraway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Burraway has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Burraway surname expanded 519 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buraway930/
Burroway8895/
Burawayi886/
Burawayo881/
Burrawai881/
Burawa86388/
Bhurawayo822/
Burzawa801,359/
Burabay8047/
Bhurawa8023/
Burrowa806/
Burawau805/
Baurawa805/
Burawoy803/
Bourawa802/
Burawad802/
Boraway801/
Buraswa801/
Burawas801/
Buravaya758/
Borroway755/
Bhurawat752/
Bouhrawa752/
Burewaye751/
Burrowaj751/
Vurroway751/
Bourawai751/
Burawats751/
Burawi715,459/
Borawa71366/
Burava71105/
Wurawa71103/
Vurawa7171/
Burowa7112/
Buraba717/
Bourrabah714/
Buraby713/
Burewa711/
Burawe711/
Buraeva672,230/
Bouraba671,630/
Burawis67224/
Bhirawa6773/
Boroway6753/
Birahwa6740/
Burawes6723/
Bourawi6716/
Buravas6715/
Buravad6714/
Buravat6713/
Buravoy6712/
Burzava674/
Burabai674/
Burhava674/
Buraaba673/
Wurahwa673/
Burovay673/
Bouraby672/
Buravyi672/
Bhurava671/
Burabah671/
Burrowi671/
Burhawi671/
Burohwa671/
Burayba671/
Burahwi671/
Bourowa671/
Borrowy671/
Borzawa671/
Beurava671/
Burabaa671/
Burrowe670/

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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
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  • 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 Burraway
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