Bururu Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Bururu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bururu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1001:154,38219,513
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Bururu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bururu (Russian: Буруру) has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bururu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,544,715th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Bururu are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 100 people, or 1 in 154,382. In Zimbabwe Bururu is most numerous in: Mashonaland East Province, where 47 percent reside, Harare Province, where 46 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 6 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe Bururu exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 8 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buruuru9236/
Bhururu9214/
Burguru926/
Bururru921/
Vururu8312/
Boruru8311/
Buriru834/
Wururu832/
Buroru831/
Bourourou802,233/
Boururous801/
Vhururu7742/
Mpururu7710/
Bourrourou7553/
Bourourous754/
Woruru671/
Bourorou571/
Borourou571/
Bororu5051/
Bouhrourou509/
Bororó503/

Bururu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bururu in the Russian language
Буруруbururu-

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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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  • 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 Bururu
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