Burungu Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

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

Burungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Burungu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Burungu occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Burungu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Burungu is the 2,661,929th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. Burungu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Burungu reside; 64 percent reside in Central Africa and 64 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Excluding The DR Congo Burungu is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 30 percent live and Kenya, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burunguz931/
Burugu924,251/
Burunu929/
Burusingu884/
Bhurugu86205/
Burongu8649/
Buurugu868/
Baurunu864/
Buruugu862/
Burunou861/
Burugup861/
Buruguu861/
Burunau861/
Burunhu861/
Burunus861/
Burrugu861/
Bouroungou822/
Bhurunhu801/
Vurugu77466/
Borugu7785/
Borunu775/
Bourougou7557/
Burrougus753/
Boorugu713,730/
Bourogu711/
Bourzougou711/
Burgugu711/
Bhoorugu677/
Vourougou631/
Borogu6246/

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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 Burungu
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