Buurma Surname

470,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Buurma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buurma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3831:44,0927,500
United States2521:1,438,32998,774
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
England71:7,959,723202,100
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
China21:683,660,78330,601
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Buurma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buurma has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Buurma? popularity and diffusion

The last name Buurma is the 470,273rd most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 10,206,647 people. Buurma occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Buurma live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Buurma is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 383 people, or 1 in 44,092. In The Netherlands Buurma is most common in: Groningen, where 28 percent reside, North Holland, where 17 percent reside and South Holland, where 17 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands Buurma occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.

Buurma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Buurma has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Buurma surname grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Buurma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Buurma last name are 20.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.19% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Buurma earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 38.02% more than the national average, earning $59,553 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.89% more than the national average, earning $51,117 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Burma9111,632/
Bourma8317,110/
Burmaa83839/
Burmas83636/
Burmaz83313/
Burmai83187/
Burmah8363/
Burmay8349/
Buirma8340/
Burmad8310/
Burrma8310/
Burmat838/
Buerma834/
Burmea832/
Bhurma832/
Burmma831/
Hburma831/
Bourmad77597/
Bourmas77145/
Burmaha7786/
Bourïma7710/
Burmash777/
Burmach775/
Bourmai771/
Bourzma771/
Bourmat771/
Bourmma771/
Burmatt771/
Burmaux770/
Borma731,320/
Vurma73169/
Burmo7379/
Bourmaud711,442/
Bourmeau71115/
Bourmaut7151/
Bourmash7111/
Baurmash719/
Bourmaid711/
Burmeaux710/
Burmeatt710/
Baurmast710/
Boerma671,947/
Bierma671,102/
Bourmault67492/
Burmei6798/
Borhma6778/
Birmah6768/
Burmey6727/
Bhorma6722/
Bormma6719/
Burmos6714/
Vourma6711/
Vurmay6711/
Burmoi6710/
Bormha6710/
Burmoh678/
Burmou676/
Bourmo675/
Bormai672/
Bormau671/
Bhurmo671/
Bhirma671/
Bormea671/
Bormay670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Buurma
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