Buabin Surname

262,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Buabin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buabin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,4551:18,5712,344
England161:3,482,379114,324
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Buabin (19) may also be a first name.

Buabin Last Name Facts

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

Buabin occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buabin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 262,597th most frequent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 4,881,143 people. The last name Buabin is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Buabin are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 19 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is borne by 1,455 people, or 1 in 18,571. Outside of Ghana this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buaybin921/
Buabn911/
Buaben83579/
Puabin8334/
Buabeng7717,060/
Buabent7729/
Fuabuin7721/
Buabaen7713/
Fuabing7712/
Buhaben778/
Buabeun771/
Bouhaben71331/
Puaben67142/
Bouhabent678/
Buaven672/
Bwaben672/
Buauim671/
Puawin671/
Buachuen572,628/
Bveuwien571/
Bbown556/
Buachueng531/
Puaven502/
Bvavne501/
Fwaben501/
Pwawin501/

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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 Buabin
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