Buruti Surname

897,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Buruti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buruti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1511:305,82719,250
Tanzania1131:468,51032,208
India191:40,371,862445,856
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Buruti (83) may also be a first name.

Buruti Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buruti (Bengali: বুরুতি, Marathi: बुरुती, Oriya: ବୁରୁତି) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buruti? popularity and diffusion

It is the 897,852nd most numerous family name internationally, held by around 1 in 24,454,852 people. Buruti is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Buruti reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,052,971st most common first name throughout the world, borne by 83 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 151 people, or 1 in 305,827. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 57 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 42 percent are found and Uasin Gishu County, where 1 percent are found. Not including Kenya it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 38 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.

Buruti Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Buruti last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buruthi925/
Bouruti923/
Burutis922/
Beuruti921/
Burutti921/
Bhuruti921/
Bourouti8658/
Bhouruti861/
Bhuruthi861/
Buriti831,961/
Burute83736/
Buruta8356/
Boruti8334/
Buroti8333/
Vuruti8332/
Wuruti831/
Bouroutis8090/
Mpuruti77181/
Bouriti77108/
Burotti7793/
Burgute7787/
Borutti7726/
Burutta7712/
Buruste778/
Bieruti774/
Bhurute774/
Bouroti773/
Buritti773/
Burhuta773/
Bhuriti772/
Burutha771/
Burrotti7112/
Burute'e7111/
Bhurotti714/
Bouroute711/
Burgutte711/
Burritti711/
Bhurithi711/
Bourouta711/
Boruta674,341/
Borute67218/
Boroti67170/
Boruty6747/
Buroty6743/
Burite6732/
Wuruta6712/
Burota677/
Burote677/
Vuruta675/
Wurusstih671/
Burití671/
Vuruty671/
Vurute671/

Buruti Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buruti in the Bengali language
বুরুতিburuti-
Buruti in the Marathi language
बुरुतीburuti-
Buruti in the Oriya language
ବୁରୁତିburuti50
ବୁରୁଟିburuti50

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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
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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 Buruti
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