Burugu Surname

109,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kenya

Burugu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burugu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,7381:280,15515,938
Kenya1,0251:45,0544,653
Tanzania4391:120,59611,477
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Burugu (956) may also be a first name.

Burugu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Burugu (Marathi: बुरूगु, Oriya: ବୁରୁଗୁ) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Burugu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Burugu is the 109,468th most commonly used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,714,313 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 65 percent of Burugu are found; 64 percent are found in South Asia and 64 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Burugu is also the 261,062nd most common first name internationally, held by 956 people.

The surname Burugu is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 2,738 people, or 1 in 280,155. In India Burugu is most frequent in: Telangana, where 64 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 34 percent are found and Karnataka, where 0 percent are found. Outside of India Burugu is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 24 percent are found and Tanzania, where 10 percent are found.

Burugu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Burugu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhurugu92205/
Burungu9253/
Buurugu928/
Buruugu922/
Burrugu921/
Burgugu921/
Buruguu921/
Burugup921/
Vurugu83466/
Borugu8385/
Burigu831/
Bourougou8057/
Burrougus803/
Boorugu773,730/
Buriguu771/
Bourogu771/
Bouroungou752/
Bourzougou751/
Bhoorugu717/
Borougou711/
Wourougou6761/
Borogu6746/
Vorugu6713/
Borrougou671/
Vourougou671/
Voorugu623/
Bourigau572/
Bourigou572/
Worogu5023/

Burugu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Burugu in the Oriya language
ବୁରୁଗୁburugu-
Burugu in the Marathi language
बुरूगुburugu57.14
बुरगुburagu28.57
बुरुगुburugu14.29

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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 Burugu
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