Burwani Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Burwani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burwani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Burwani Last Name Facts

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

Burwani is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Burwani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burwani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Burwani reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Burwani is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 3,003,021. In Uganda Burwani is most frequent in: Kiruhura District, where 77 percent are found, Kampala District, where 8 percent are found and Mubende District, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Uganda Burwani is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 13 percent are found and Tanzania, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burwana86569/
Burvani86107/
Buruani86100/
Buruhani802,189/
Bourwane8065/
Bhurvani806/
Bhurwana803/
Burhwana801/
Bhurwane801/
Bourvanis7541/
Burvainis7518/
Burvane717/
Borwane715/
Buruane711/
Borwana711/
Burbane711/
Bhurvane67524/
Bourbane672/
Burwoń6217/
Bourouhane592/
Boruana572/
Borwone571/
Burbone571/
Borvoni570/
Vourbane5323/
Burboyne531/
Burbonny530/
Bourboune5010/
Bourbonne504/
Buruhoona501/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Burwani
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis