Burunji Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Burunji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Burunji (17) may also be a first name.
Burunji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Burunji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Burunji occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Burunji? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Burunji occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Burunji live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Burunji is also the 2,694,839th most common first name globally It is held by 17 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Buhweju District, where 25 percent are found, Busia District, where 25 percent are found and Kyegegwa District, where 25 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burungi | 86 | 383 | / |
| Burunje | 86 | 18 | / |
| Buronji | 86 | 10 | / |
| Burunzhi | 80 | 65 | / |
| Buirungi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Burhunzi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Burunchai | 75 | 7 | / |
| Bouroumji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Burgunshi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Burgunzie | 75 | 0 | / |
| Burunge | 71 | 259 | / |
| Burunce | 71 | 54 | / |
| Burunza | 71 | 13 | / |
| Boronji | 71 | 12 | / |
| Bourounieh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Buurunkhii | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buronsi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Burunzhy | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bourinie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buronchai | 63 | 494 | / |
| Butraunge | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bhaurunge | 63 | 1 | / |
| Burunzhych | 59 | 1 | / |
| Bourounche | 59 | 1 | / |
| Vuronje | 57 | 13 | / |
| Boronie | 57 | 2 | / |
| Boronja | 57 | 2 | / |
| Boronje | 57 | 2 | / |
| Boronsi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Vhoronji | 53 | 6 | / |
| Boronshi | 53 | 2 | / |
| Bhurumhe | 53 | 2 | / |
| Vurronnie | 50 | 1 | / |
| Boronhiay | 50 | 1 | / |
| Bouronsse | 50 | 1 | / |
| Wourougne | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Burunji
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis