Buruna Surname

540,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Buruna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buruna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3511:150,83113,693
Kenya1811:255,13817,241
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
India131:59,005,029552,550
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Buruna (126) may also be a first name.

Buruna Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buruna (Hindi: बुरुणा, Oriya: ବୁରୁନା, Russian: Буруна) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buruna? popularity and diffusion

Buruna is the 540,721st most prevalent last name globally, held by around 1 in 12,268,596 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Buruna are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 829,183rd most commonly held forename throughout the world It is held by 126 people.

The last name Buruna is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 351 people, or 1 in 150,831. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mara Region, where 75 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 24 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 0 percent are found. Barring Tanzania it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 30 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found.

Buruna Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Buruna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buruna in the Hindi language
बुरुणाburuna-
Buruna in the Oriya language
ବୁରୁନାburuna-
Buruna in the Russian language
Бурунаburuna-

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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 Buruna
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