Burwa Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Burwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
India141:54,790,384527,769
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Burwa (36) may also be a first name.

Burwa Last Name Facts

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

Burwa is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Burwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,580,327th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 46 percent of Burwa live; 29 percent live in West Africa and 29 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 36 people.

Burwa is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria Burwa is most frequent in: Borno, where 44 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 44 percent are found and Kaduna, where 6 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent are found and Taiwan, where 21 percent are found.

Burwa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Burwa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Burwa surname rose 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Burwa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Burwa surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Burwa earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 62.82% less than the national average, earning $16,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burway9126/
Baurwa919/
Burzwa912/
Bhurwa912/
Bourwa911/
Buurwa911/
Burwash83580/
Burwais8310/
Bourwat833/
Burwaja831/
Bourwai831/
Bourwas831/
Bourway830/
Burba807,133/
Burua80764/
Borwa80108/
Burwe8012/
Burva808/
Burwi805/
Burwaiss778/
Bourwass771/
Bourba73199/
Borway73192/
Burbea73132/
Bourva7368/
Bhurva7329/
Burbay7328/
Burbah7325/
Burvoa7319/
Burbaj7314/
Butrua735/
Burwer733/
Borwaj733/
Burbai733/
Burbau733/
Burvad733/
Burbha732/
Bhirwa732/
Buerva731/
Bourwi731/
Bourwo731/
Bourwe731/
Buirwe731/
Buruat731/
Bourua731/
Burwey731/
Burwei731/
Buruea731/
Buruad731/
Bourwy730/
Burvas730/
Bourwaiss711/
Bourbah67767/
Bourbaa67228/
Burzhua6793/
Burbeau6710/
Bourbai678/
Mpuurwa678/
Bourvay676/
Bauruah675/
Bourwes675/
Bourwis674/
Bourbay673/
Beuruay673/
Burwett673/
Bourbau672/
Bourbea671/
Borweah671/
Bur'rwe671/
Bhurvad671/
Bouruah671/
Burouea671/
Burwich671/
Burweis671/
Burwith670/
Buruash670/
Buerwey670/
Boorway670/

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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 Burwa
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