Buruke Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Buruke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buruke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
India91:85,229,487684,495
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Buruke (45) may also be a first name.

Buruke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buruke (Marathi: बुरुके) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buruke? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,602,217th most commonly held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname Buruke is mostly found in Oceania, where 40 percent of Buruke reside; 40 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 40 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,504,468th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 45 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea Buruke is most common in: Eastern Highlands, where 83 percent are found, Central, where 8 percent are found and Morobe, where 8 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea Buruke occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 30 percent are found and Somalia, where 13 percent are found.

Buruke Last Name Statistics demography

Buruke earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 64.64% more than the national average, earning $71,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burueke9211/
Bujruke927/
Burukie922/
Bhuruke921/
Buruker921/
Buruske921/
Buruk913,315/
Bourouke866/
Burushke861/
Bourucke861/
Bhujruke861/
Buyruk834,154/
Bhuruk831,413/
Buruka83239/
Burzuk83104/
Butruk8376/
Burike8365/
Buruki8338/
Buruck8334/
Bujruk8330/
Boruke8313/
Buroke839/
Buruce838/
Bouruk835/
Burukh834/
Burouk832/
Burauk832/
Bureuk831/
Bauruk831/
Burrucker8025/
Bauruckes800/
Borucke7769/
Burzuik7725/
Buruche7724/
Burique7723/
Burukai7721/
Bhurukh7719/
Buricke7719/
Borauke7717/
Burucki7711/
Bourouk7711/
Bujrukh7711/
Baurruk7710/
Burieke779/
Burucky778/
Bhuruka773/
Bhuruki773/
Bautruk772/
Bouruki772/
Burzhuk771/
Burukaa771/
Burukha771/
Burauka771/
Bhiruke771/
Burouyk771/
Bujruck771/
Buraukh771/
Borzuke771/
Burutkcked751/
Boruk731,702/
Burok73257/
Vuruk73182/
Buruc7331/
Burug7315/
Bourzouk71273/
Burukova71228/
Burieque7133/
Bhirukhe7116/
Buruckai7111/
Bourouka715/
Burukchi714/
Bourouki713/
Bautruck712/
Burauski711/
Bourique711/
Bhurukai711/
Butrugue711/
Bouruque711/
Bourrouk711/
Buyrukca711/
Bouruche711/
Burrouks710/
Buruca671,381/
Borukh67947/
Boruka67135/
Burhuc67118/
Buriki67113/
Burucs67109/
Bouruc6777/
Burguc6760/
Buraux6734/
Borzuk6733/
Boutroukh6733/
Boroke6729/
Bouroukis6720/
Vauruk6720/
Bourouche6712/
Boruki6711/
Borouk673/
Buroka673/
Bhuruc672/
Burokh672/
Bujrug671/
Buroux671/
Buyrukova671/
Borhuk671/
Borauk671/
Bouroukaa671/
Bureux671/
Burzok671/
Burokė671/
Búrzuk671/
Bourougue671/
Bourok671/
Baurruque671/
Burhok671/
Butrug671/
Bourruque671/
Booruk671/
Boruky671/
Borruk671/
Burroucks670/
Busrug670/

Buruke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buruke in the Marathi language
बुरुकेburuke75
बुरुलेburule25

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Buruke
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