Buacan Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Buacan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buacan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines571:1,776,109113,042
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Buacan Last Name Facts

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

Buacan is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Buacan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buacan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,460,878th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Buacan reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 51 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 1,776,109. In The Philippines Buacan is most frequent in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 46 percent reside, Soccsksargen, where 42 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account The Philippines Buacan is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 5 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buachan92839/
Fuacan833,248/
Buasan83919/
Buajan83610/
Buakan83184/
Buocan8367/
Buacon8327/
Buazan838/
Buacam831/
Buasang77736/
Buakhan77632/
Buakane7741/
Buachon7712/
Buhocan774/
Buakant774/
Buajhan773/
Buajean772/
Buakang772/
Buajang772/
Buochan771/
Fuaccan771/
Buacien771/
Buacong771/
Buajaan771/
Buajane771/
Bwachan771/
Bhuasan771/
Buakasen7159/
Buhagian719/
Buachoon716/
Buaseang712/
Buakhant711/
Buakhang711/
Bouhasan711/
Buochane711/
Buajasin711/
Buason672,995/
Puasan67593/
Buasam67114/
Buazon6795/
Fwacan6772/
Buacom6737/
Buajon6723/
Buajam6710/
Puakan6710/
Fuaqan675/
Fuakan673/
Buojan673/
Buakon672/
Bouhasane672/
Buosan672/
Bouhacone671/
Buozan671/
Puajan671/

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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 Buacan
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis