Buruani Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Buruani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buruani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania971:545,79034,985
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

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

The last name Buruani is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buruani? popularity and diffusion

Buruani is the 1,849,867th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. The last name Buruani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Buruani reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Buruani is also the 797,647th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 135 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 545,790. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 57 percent live, Kagera Region, where 9 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 9 percent live. Apart from Tanzania Buruani exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 2 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buruhani932,189/
Burvani86107/
Burwani8616/
Buruane861/
Bhurvani806/
Bourvanis7541/
Burvainis7518/
Burwana71569/
Burvane717/
Bourouhane712/
Boruana712/
Burbane711/
Bhurvane67524/
Bourwane6765/
Bhurwana673/
Bourbane672/
Burhwana671/
Bhurwane671/
Bourboune6310/
Buruhoona631/
Borwane575/
Borwana571/
Burbone571/
Borvoni570/
Vourbane5323/
Burboyne531/
Burbonny530/
Bourbonne504/

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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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  • 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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