Buruji Surname
Approximately 215 people bear this surname
Buruji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 177 | 1:1,000,807 | 42,311 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Buruji (387) may also be a first name.
Buruji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buruji Come From? nationality or country of origin
Buruji (Marathi: बुरूजी, Oriya: ବୁରୁଜି) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Buruji? popularity and diffusion
The last name Buruji is the 1,125,333rd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 33,895,562 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Buruji reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 440,394th most frequently held given name world-wide. It is borne by 387 people.
The surname Buruji is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 177 people, or 1 in 1,000,807. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 25 percent live, Kwara, where 22 percent live and Sokoto, where 21 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 10 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Buruji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Buruji in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୁରୁଜି | buruji | 78.95 |
| ବୁରୁଜୀ | buruji | 21.05 |
| Buruji in the Marathi language | ||
| बुरूजी | buruji | 50 |
| बुरुजी | buruji | 50 |
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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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- 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 Buruji
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