Buruani Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Buruani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 97 | 1:545,790 | 34,985 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Buruani (135) may also be a first name.
Buruani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buruani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Buruani is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buruani? popularity and diffusion
The surname Buruani is the 1,849,867th most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Buruani reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 797,647th most frequently held first name globally, held by 135 people.
The last name Buruani is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 545,790. In Tanzania Buruani is primarily found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 57 percent are found, Kagera Region, where 9 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 9 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 2 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buruhani | 93 | 2,189 | / |
| Burvani | 86 | 107 | / |
| Burwani | 86 | 16 | / |
| Buruane | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bhurvani | 80 | 6 | / |
| Bourvanis | 75 | 41 | / |
| Burvainis | 75 | 18 | / |
| Burwana | 71 | 569 | / |
| Burvane | 71 | 7 | / |
| Bourouhane | 71 | 2 | / |
| Boruana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Burbane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bhurvane | 67 | 524 | / |
| Bourwane | 67 | 65 | / |
| Bhurwana | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bourbane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Burhwana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhurwane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bourboune | 63 | 10 | / |
| Buruhoona | 63 | 1 | / |
| Borwane | 57 | 5 | / |
| Borwana | 57 | 1 | / |
| Burbone | 57 | 1 | / |
| Borvoni | 57 | 0 | / |
| Vourbane | 53 | 23 | / |
| Burboyne | 53 | 1 | / |
| Burbonny | 53 | 0 | / |
| Bourbonne | 50 | 4 | / |
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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 Buruani
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