Buab Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Buab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia251:619,4864,539
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Buab (12) may also be a first name.

Buab Last Name Facts

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

Buab is found most frequently in Cambodia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buab? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,776,799th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name Buab occurs mostly in Asia, where 59 percent of Buab live; 53 percent live in Southeast Asia and 51 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent given name internationally It is held by 12 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Cambodia, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 619,486. In Cambodia Buab is primarily found in: Banteay Meanchey Province, where 92 percent reside, Siem Reap Province, where 4 percent reside and Svay Rieng Province, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Cambodia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 27 percent reside and Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buabs896/
Buatb891/
Bouhab8016/
Buabss801/
Buob751,454/
Buap7563/
Buaw7524/
Bbab756/
Fuab754/
Wbab752/
Puab752/
Vuab751/
Bouhajb7316/
Bouhabs732/
Buafe6773/
Buape6731/
Phuab6719/
Buhaw677/
Buaph672/
Bhuav671/
Bwoub671/
Buhabova671/
Wbhab671/
Whbab671/

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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 Buab
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