Buruhan Surname
Approximately 246 people bear this surname
Buruhan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 166 | 1:318,925 | 24,177 |
| Uganda | 34 | 1:1,148,214 | 47,064 |
| Ecuador | 29 | 1:548,477 | 11,265 |
| Maldives | 9 | 1:44,908 | 2,305 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
The alternate forms: Bürühan (25) are calculated separately.
Buruhan (888) may also be a first name.
Buruhan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buruhan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Buruhan (Oriya: ବୁରୁହାନ) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Bürühan. Click here to see other possible spellings of Buruhan.
How Common Is The Last Name Buruhan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,025,894th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 29,624,170 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Buruhan live; 82 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 272,746th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 888 people.
It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 166 people, or 1 in 318,925. In Tanzania Buruhan is primarily concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 99 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 14 percent are found and Ecuador, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buruhaan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bürühan | 90 | 25 | / |
| Burguhain | 88 | 1 | / |
| Burihan | 86 | 79 | / |
| Buruean | 86 | 67 | / |
| Bourouhane | 82 | 2 | / |
| Bourouan | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bourihan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bourouane | 75 | 20 | / |
| Burgujian | 75 | 16 | / |
| Bourouain | 75 | 13 | / |
| Bourhouan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bourouaine | 71 | 295 | / |
| Burihon | 71 | 26 | / |
| Bouroujian | 71 | 11 | / |
| Borujian | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boruyian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boorujian | 63 | 6 | / |
| Burián | 62 | 671 | / |
| Burrión | 57 | 2 | / |
| Buriåon | 57 | 1 | / |
Buruhan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Buruhan in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୁରୁହାନ | buruhana | - |
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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 Buruhan
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