Burume Surname

382,372nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 931 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Burume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo8411:87,84710,022
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
Rwanda251:454,5991,711
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
France21:33,211,361423,184
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Burume (136) may also be a first name.

Burume Last Name Facts

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

The surname Burume has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burume? popularity and diffusion

Burume is the 382,372nd most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 7,827,654 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Burume live; 90 percent live in Central Africa and 90 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 794,286th most common forename in the world. It is borne by 136 people.

Burume is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 841 people, or 1 in 87,847. Barring The DR Congo this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live and Rwanda, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burumei923/
Burhume921/
Bhurume921/
Burum911,185/
Bhurumhe862/
Bouroume861/
Buruma83822/
Burgum83547/
Butrum83524/
Burumi83203/
Burrum8367/
Burzum8333/
Wurume8318/
Bhurum838/
Burime837/
Burhum835/
Borume833/
Buraum832/
Buhrum831/
Busrum831/
Baurum831/
Buroum831/
Buyrum831/
Buurum831/
Bouroumeh801/
Bourhoume801/
Buttrum77905/
Borumei7735/
Bourumi7719/
Buthrum7713/
Bouroum7711/
Burumai7710/
Beuruma772/
Bhuruma772/
Buruuma771/
Burumoi771/
Buroumi771/
Bhusrum771/
Burrumi771/
Burgumi771/
Butroum771/
Burgumy770/
Buyruim770/
Bouroumeid75235/
Borum733,414/
Burom73620/
Vurum7396/
Bourouma71504/
Bouroumi71325/
Bouhroum71168/
Burumova7132/
Boureuma7110/
Borhoume715/
Bourgoum712/
Bourhome711/
Burumioh711/
Wouroume711/
Boutroum711/
Bourhoum711/
Boerum67234/
Burimi67157/
Vuruma6784/
Boorum6782/
Baurom6767/
Borome6749/
Boroum6748/
Boruma6745/
Borrum6736/
Buroma6715/
Buromi6711/
Burhom6710/
Wurumi675/
Buroom674/
Buirom672/
Borumi672/
Bouroumid672/
Vurumi671/
Bourhoumi671/
Burzom671/
Borzum671/
Bourzouma671/
Bourhouma671/
Burrom670/

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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 Burume
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