Burwe Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Burwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Burwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Burwe is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Burwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Burwe is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Burwe reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Burwe is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya Burwe is most prevalent in: Migori County, where 100 percent reside. Barring Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Burwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Burwe last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burwer913/
Bourwe911/
Buirwe911/
Burwey911/
Burwei911/
Burw891/
Bourwes835/
Burwett833/
Burweis831/
Bur'rwe831/
Buerwey830/
Burbe80218/
Burve8081/
Burwa8056/
Burue8041/
Burwi805/
Burrw803/
Borwe801/
Bourweis771/
Bourwett770/
Burbee73407/
Burbey73391/
Burbea73132/
Burvee73111/
Bourbe7336/
Burway7326/
Bhurve7318/
Borwey7311/
Burvey7311/
Baurwa739/
Bhurwa732/
Bierwe732/
Burzwa732/
Bourue731/
Burvet731/
Borwei731/
Buurwa731/
Bourwa731/
Burbeh731/
Bourwi731/
Bourve731/
Burvei731/
Beurbe731/
Burvie731/
Buruea731/
Burves730/
Buyrue730/
Burues730/
Bourwy730/
Bourweiss7158/
Bourbei67107/
Bourbey6720/
Bouruet6713/
Burwais6710/
Bourwis674/
Bourvet673/
Bouroue673/
Burvett673/
Buruett672/
Bourwai671/
Bourbea671/
Borweah671/
Burwaja671/
Burouea671/
Burwich671/
Burwith670/
Burrues670/
Bourway670/
Bourvey670/

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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 Burwe
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