Buurns Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Buurns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buurns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Buurns Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buurns is more commonly found in Ireland than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buurns? popularity and diffusion

The last name Buurns is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Buurns live; 50 percent live in North America and 25 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in Ireland, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 4,708,939. In Ireland Buurns is mostly concentrated in: Leinster, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Ireland this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent reside and Mexico, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burns91328,868/
Bourns83544/
Burens83137/
Burhns8320/
Burnæs8316/
Burins8316/
Burrns839/
Burnss839/
Burnns837/
Burnst836/
Burnse835/
Buhrns834/
Buirns832/
Baurns832/
Buyrns832/
Burnsp831/
Burnsh831/
Beurns830/
Baurens77513/
Burgins77238/
Vuurens77229/
Bourens7728/
Baurins7711/
Buriens7710/
Beurens773/
D'Burns771/
Buhrens771/
Burzins771/
Bureens770/
Bourins770/
Burnsth770/
Burions770/
Burrnss770/
Burrens770/
Borns731,100/
Burnz7354/
Vurns7324/
Wurns7310/
Burnx732/
Buehrens7198/
Burnsová712/
Geeburns711/
Baureens711/
Borens67779/
Borins67119/
Vurens6776/
Burems6737/
Burnce6710/
Burnch677/
Bornæs674/
Wourns673/
Bierns671/
Bornns671/
Burnje671/
Burims671/
Vurnss671/
Boerns670/

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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 Buurns
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