Burwaiss Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Burwaiss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burwaiss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:7,959,723202,100
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Burwaiss Last Name Facts

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

The surname Burwaiss is most common in England. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Burwaiss? popularity and diffusion

The surname Burwaiss is the 6,723,624th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Burwaiss occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Burwaiss are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most numerous in England, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England Burwaiss is mostly concentrated in: Durham, where 57 percent reside and Tyne and Wear, where 43 percent reside. Apart from England it exists in one country. It is also common in Scotland, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bourwaiss941/
Burwais9310/
Bourwass881/
Bourweiss8258/
Burwash80580/
Burwise8037/
Bourwis804/
Burbass803/
Burweis801/
Bourwai801/
Bourwas801/
Bourweisse781/
Burwa7756/
Burwi775/
Bouruiss753/
Bourbais751/
Bourweis751/
Burvis71114/
Burbas71112/
Burbis7173/
Burway7126/
Baurwa719/
Borwis713/
Burbai713/
Bhurwa712/
Burzwa712/
Buruis711/
Bourwa711/
Bourwi711/
Wurwas711/
Buurwa711/
Burwei711/
Bourbaiis711/
Burvas710/
Burwix710/
Burwaye6771/
Bierwas6744/
Bourvis6739/
Bourbai678/
Bourwes675/
Burbash674/
Bourwat673/
Borweis672/
Bourbas671/
Bouruis671/
Burbeas671/
Burbish671/
Burbess671/
Burwich671/
Burweii671/
Buervas671/
Burwaja671/
Vurvais670/
Burwith670/
Buruash670/
Bourway670/

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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 Burwaiss
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