Buruce Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Buruce Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
The alternate forms: Bürüce (31) are calculated separately.
Buruce (74) may also be a first name.
Buruce Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buruce Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Buruce occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Bürüce. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Buruce? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Buruce are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Buruce is also the 1,125,792nd most common first name internationally. It is borne by 74 people.
Buruce is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Buruce is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 100 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside.
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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 Buruce
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