Burua Surname

446,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 764 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Fiji

Burua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea3111:26,2182,922
Fiji1571:5,6971,113
Uganda1451:269,23619,482
India1291:5,946,243139,967
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Burua (84) may also be a first name.

Burua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burua (Hindi: बुरूआ, Marathi: बुरुउ, Oriya: ବୁରୁଆ) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Burua? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 446,308th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,538,673 people. Burua is predominantly found in Oceania, where 62 percent of Burua live; 62 percent live in Oceania Islands and 41 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,046,220th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 84 people.

The surname Burua is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 311 people, or 1 in 26,218. In Papua New Guinea Burua is mostly found in: East New Britain, where 79 percent reside, Madang, where 8 percent reside and Eastern Highlands, where 5 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea Burua is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Fiji, where 21 percent reside and Uganda, where 19 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Butrua915/
Bourua911/
Buruat911/
Buruea911/
Buruad911/
Burzhua8393/
Bauruah835/
Beuruay833/
Bouruah831/
Burouea831/
Buruash830/
Burba807,133/
Borua803,820/
Burwa8056/
Burva808/
Wurua802/
Vurua801/
Bourouha7710/
Boruha73493/
Bourba73199/
Burbea73132/
Bourva7368/
Bhurva7329/
Burbay7328/
Burway7326/
Burbah7325/
Burvoa7319/
Burbaj7314/
Baurwa739/
Waurua734/
Burbau733/
Burbai733/
Burvad733/
Bhurwa732/
Burbha732/
Borhua732/
Veurua732/
Buruho732/
Burzwa732/
Buurwa731/
Bourwa731/
Buerva731/
Burvas730/
Burbou730/
Bourbah67767/
Burwash67580/
Bourbaa67228/
Boruaha6724/
Booruah6720/
Boruaah6715/
Burbeau6710/
Burwais6710/
Bourbai678/
Bourbou677/
Bourvay676/
Bourwat673/
Bourbay673/
Bourbau672/
Hboruah671/
Boruhah671/
Boruajh671/
Boruahj671/
Borruha671/
Borruah671/
Bourwas671/
Bhurvad671/
Boeruah671/
Bourbea671/
Bourwai671/
Bourway670/

Burua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Burua in the Hindi language
बुरूआburu'a-
Burua in the Marathi language
बुरुउburu'u60
बुरुदburuda40
Burua in the Oriya language
ବୁରୁଆburu'a50
ବିୁରୁଆbiuru'a33.33
ବୁରୂଆburu'a16.67

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