Burwais Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Libya
Highest density in:
Libya

Burwais Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burwais Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Libya91:693,7751,982
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Burwais Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burwais occurs in Libya more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burwais? popularity and diffusion

The surname Burwais is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Burwais is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Burwais are found; 90 percent are found in North Africa and 90 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Libya, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 693,775. Besides Libya this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Bahrain, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burwaiss938/
Bourwaiss881/
Burwash86580/
Burwise8637/
Bourwis864/
Burweis861/
Bourwai861/
Bourwas861/
Burwa8356/
Burwi835/
Bourbais801/
Bourweis801/
Bourwass801/
Burvis77114/
Burbas77112/
Burbis7773/
Burway7726/
Baurwa779/
Burbai773/
Borwis773/
Bhurwa772/
Burzwa772/
Bourwi771/
Burwei771/
Buurwa771/
Wurwas771/
Buruis771/
Bourwa771/
Burwix770/
Burvas770/
Bourweiss7558/
Bourbaiis751/
Burwaye7171/
Bierwas7144/
Bourvis7139/
Burwicz7110/
Bourbai718/
Bourwes715/
Burbash714/
Burbass713/
Bourwat713/
Borweis712/
Buervas711/
Burbeas711/
Bourbas711/
Bouruis711/
Bourweisse711/
Burbish711/
Burwich711/
Burweii711/
Burwaja711/
Vurvais710/
Burwith710/
Buruash710/
Bourway710/
Burba677,133/
Burui671,025/
Burua67764/
Burbi67169/
Bourbois67128/
Borwa67108/
Borwi6735/
Burwe6712/
Burva678/
Bouruiss673/
Bourwaya672/
Buruhaji672/
Bouruise671/
Bourbaia671/
Burrvios670/

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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 Burwais
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