Burumwa Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Burumwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burumwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Burumwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burumwa is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Burumwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Burumwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Burumwa reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Rubirizi District, where 67 percent reside and Ibanda District, where 33 percent reside. Not including Uganda it occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burumba868/
Burimwa861/
Burumwe861/
Burumbay805/
Buromwe711/
Burumbi711/
Bhurumbe672/
Vouroumba6331/
Bouroumbou597/
Borunva571/
Boromwe571/
Vurumbi571/
Vurumbo571/
Wurumboi531/

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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 Burumwa
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