Burø Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Burø Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burø Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway451:114,27315,150
Denmark181:313,59522,770
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Bur (16,317), Bür (1,045) & Búr (87) are calculated separately.

Burø Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burø is more frequently found in Norway than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Bur, Bür or Búr. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burø? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,394,033rd most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name Burø is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Burø reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 114,273. In Norway Burø is primarily found in: Central Norway, where 58 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 36 percent reside and Western Norway, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Norway it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Burø Last Name Statistics demography

Burø earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 13.1% less than the national average, earning 300,751 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bur9516,317/
Burøe895/
Bür861,045/
Búr8687/
Burt7563,434/
Baur7543,495/
Burr7532,423/
Bour7515,973/
Buhr7512,420/
Burd759,222/
Bure757,291/
Burh753,393/
Buur751,522/
Burz751,513/
Butr75569/
Hbur75240/
Beur75146/
Bhur75113/
Buir7575/
Borø7565/
Burp756/
Burź751/
Busr751/
Bhure6724,863/
Boure673,094/
Burre672,890/
Burtt672,451/
Baure671,516/
Bgour671,499/
Bhurt67894/
Bahur67706/
Bhaur67538/
Buire67474/
Buhyr67267/
Bourt67243/
Burdt67236/
Bourd67227/
Beure67116/
Butrr67110/
Buhrz6775/
Bourh6770/
Buhrt6766/
Bohur6761/
Bouhr6756/
Bhutr6751/
Buird6730/
Bhuur6723/
Bauhr6720/
Buttr6719/
Bhuir6719/
Baurr6713/
Bhurr679/
Baurd679/
Bhour677/
Burhe676/
Bourr676/
Bujre675/
Buyrd675/
Busre675/
Buyre675/
Bouër674/
Hburh674/
Boutr673/
Burdh672/
Baurt672/
Buirt672/
Beurh672/
Burzì672/
Buthr672/
Beurt671/
Buihr671/
Burhs671/
Bourz671/
Beurr671/
Burrh671/
Buitr671/
Burph671/
Boujr671/
Bhurd671/
Bau'r671/
Bauër671/
Butrt671/
Burpp670/
Burrt670/
Bourp670/
Beurd670/
Burrd670/

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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 Burø
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