Vuruna Surname

895,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Vuruna Surname User-submission:

An archaic form of furuna, designating a 'brick oven' or an 'oven of earthen materials'. Possible point of origin: the hamlet Vurune of Donje Vodičevo, Republika Srpska (close to Novi Grad and in the same municipality). Ethnicity: Serbian.

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Vuruna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina1721:20,5603,581
Croatia541:78,30713,553
Serbia431:166,16210,980
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Montenegro41:159,8915,521
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Vuruna Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

An archaic form of furuna, designating a 'brick oven' or an 'oven of earthen materials'. Possible point of origin: the hamlet Vurune of Donje Vodičevo, Republika Srpska (close to Novi Grad and in the same municipality). Ethnicity: Serbian.

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Vuruna Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vuruna is held by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vuruna? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 895,817th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 24,373,063 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Vuruna live; 93 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 92 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 172 people, or 1 in 20,560. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most common in: Republika Srpska, where 99 percent live and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 1 percent live. Besides Bosnia and Herzegovina Vuruna is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 18 percent live and Serbia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vurunga9230/
Vurunay921/
Vuruena921/
Vauruna921/
Vourouna862/
Buruna83594/
Furuna8311/
Vuruni831/
Viruna831/
Furunga77109/
Burunat77103/
Burunga7768/
Burunai7714/
Viruena7713/
Virunha779/
Wurunga775/
Bauruna775/
Burunay772/
Buruina771/
Burguna771/
Wurunha771/
Wouruna771/
Burunau771/
Burunaa771/
Buruhina717/
Bourouna714/
Bouruina714/
Burungai712/
Burungay712/
Baurunga712/
Fusruina711/
Burhunga711/
Voruhina711/
Furhauna711/
Furuno6711,945/
Bourouina674,648/
Buruni67148/
Buruno6796/
Bourounga6727/
Boruna6716/
Burona6710/
Foruna677/
Wiruna672/
Bourrouna671/
Burune671/

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