Buruku Surname

431,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 797 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Buruku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buruku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5931:298,72316,689
Uganda991:394,33624,810
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
Solomon Islands101:58,00311,702
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Buruku (82) may also be a first name.

Buruku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buruku is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buruku? popularity and diffusion

The last name Buruku is the 431,914th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 9,143,721 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Buruku are found; 74 percent are found in West Africa and 74 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,060,447th most numerous given name on earth, borne by 82 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 593 people, or 1 in 298,723. In Nigeria Buruku is most prevalent in: Benue, where 89 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent are found and Edo, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 12 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhuruku926/
Buyrukcu86235/
Bhurukud8612/
Butrukhu861/
Bhurukut861/
Burucu831,187/
Boruku8322/
Buriku835/
Buroku831/
Bouroukou8014/
Burgucu771,514/
Buyrucu77274/
Borzuku7712/
Borukcu772/
Borukhu771/
Borukou771/
Burucuá771/
Boroukou711/
Vurucu674,059/
Borucu672,584/
Boroku679/
Burucúa621/
Bourokou57118/
Bourocou571/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Buruku
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