Burugi Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Burugi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burugi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1531:346,02425,597
India361:21,307,372304,812
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Burugi (11) may also be a first name.

Burugi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burugi (Oriya: ବୁରୁଗି) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Burugi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burugi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,227,038th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Burugi are found; 81 percent are found in East Africa and 81 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 11 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 153 people, or 1 in 346,024. In Tanzania Burugi is primarily found in: Dodoma Region, where 97 percent are found, Mtwara Region, where 1 percent are found and Singida Region, where 1 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 19 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burungi92383/
Burgugi9222/
Burugia927/
Burrugi921/
Burungai862/
Buirungi861/
Burunggi861/
Buruga832,155/
Buruji83215/
Burusi83105/
Burigi8342/
Buruge8328/
Buruzi8313/
Burugă839/
Bourougui8016/
Burunge77259/
Burudji7770/
Buruchi7741/
Bhuruga7718/
Bhuruji7715/
Buriegi776/
Bourigi776/
Burugha775/
Bhurusi774/
Buuruga773/
Buruzie772/
Burudzi771/
Burusai771/
Burusić771/
Burzogi771/
Baurigi771/
Burusie771/
Butruge770/
Bhurusih7169/
Boroughi7148/
Bourouga7126/
Burudzhi7114/
Burguzhi719/
Bourousi715/
Bhuruchi712/
Burungay712/
Bourouci711/
Bourouge711/
Bourhogi711/
Bhuuruga711/
Burrudge711/
Burrouga711/
Bouruise711/
Bourougaa671,602/
Boruga67928/
Burgudzhi6787/
Vuruci6744/
Boruzi6739/
Burige6730/
Buruse6730/
Bouroudji6713/
Buruza6710/
Buruje678/
Buruce678/
Borogi677/
Burozi677/
Bourousis673/
Bourzouga672/
Burrougjs672/
Vurusi672/
Buroga672/
Bourouchi671/
Buruze671/
Bhaurunge671/
Bourougha671/
Bourreuge670/
Burroughe670/

Burugi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Burugi in the Oriya language
ବୁରୁଗିburugi70
ବୁରୁଗୀburugi23.33
ଇବୁରୁଗିiburugi3.33
ହାଡିବୁବୁରୁଗିhadibuburugi3.33

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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 Burugi
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