Burwana Surname

558,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 569 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Burwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5561:97,44211,864
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
England11:55,718,059489,080

Burwana (15) may also be a first name.

Burwana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Burwana is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Burwana? popularity and diffusion

The surname Burwana is the 558,412th most widespread surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 12,807,638 people. The surname Burwana occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Burwana are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Burwana is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 15 people.

This last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 556 people, or 1 in 97,442. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 72 percent reside, Western Cape, where 21 percent reside and Gauteng, where 4 percent reside. Not including South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 2 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Burwana Last Name Statistics demography

Burwana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.92% less than the national average, earning R 107,136 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burwanga938/
Bhurwana933/
Burhwana931/
Burwani8616/
Burbana865/
Vurwana863/
Borwana861/
Buruanga80374/
Bourwane8065/
Burwango802/
Bhurwane801/
Mpurhwana751/
Burvani71107/
Buruani71100/
Burvano7134/
Burvane717/
Borwane715/
Boruana712/
Mphurhwana712/
Burwono712/
Buruano711/
Burbane711/
Buruane711/
Vuruana711/
Buruhani672,189/
Bhurvane67524/
Burruano67330/
Bhurvani676/
Bourbane672/
Buurbano671/
Vourbana671/
Bourbona671/
Burrvano671/

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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 Burwana
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