Buruwa Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Buruwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Buruwa (18) may also be a first name.
Buruwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buruwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Buruwa occurs most in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buruwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,730,171st most frequently used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. Buruwa is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Buruwa reside; 43 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Buruwa is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 18 people.
It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Nasarawa, where 45 percent live, Osun, where 36 percent live and Jigawa, where 9 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent live and Indonesia, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhuruwa | 92 | 11 | / |
| Buruwaa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Buruhwa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Bourouwa | 86 | 9 | / |
| Boruwa | 83 | 181 | / |
| Buruba | 83 | 46 | / |
| Buruwe | 83 | 36 | / |
| Buruva | 83 | 7 | / |
| Buruwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Buriwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vuruwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Burueva | 77 | 76 | / |
| Burubai | 77 | 71 | / |
| Burubau | 77 | 8 | / |
| Biruwah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Booruwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Borouwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buruuba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Burihwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boruhwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buruvad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bourouba | 71 | 6,229 | / |
| Burroway | 71 | 95 | / |
| Bhuriwai | 71 | 11 | / |
| Vourouwa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Bhurubai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Burhueva | 71 | 2 | / |
| Burrowaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouroubai | 67 | 219 | / |
| Burubo | 67 | 69 | / |
| Burube | 67 | 21 | / |
| Boruwe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Buruve | 67 | 7 | / |
| Burowo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bhurubhai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bouroubah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Boruva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bourrouba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouroubay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vuruva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Burubi | 67 | 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
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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 Buruwa
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