Buafan Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Buafan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
Buafan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buafan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Buafan is found most in Thailand. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Buafan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,360,413th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Buafan occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Buafan are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 100 percent are found in Tai-Asia.
Buafan is most frequently held in Thailand, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 8,829,793. In Thailand Buafan is most prevalent in: Phetchabun Province, where 50 percent live and Tak Province, where 50 percent live. Excluding Thailand this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Laos, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buafang | 92 | 2 | / |
| Buafeang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Buafaung | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fuafan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Buafon | 83 | 1 | / |
| Buaphan | 77 | 10,337 | / |
| Bouhadfane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Buaphang | 71 | 93 | / |
| Buaphean | 71 | 88 | / |
| Buaphaun | 71 | 9 | / |
| Buaphain | 71 | 9 | / |
| Buapheang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuafon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buaphachen | 63 | 1,979 | / |
| Buaphon | 62 | 37 | / |
| Puaphan | 62 | 12 | / |
| Phuaphan | 57 | 3,352 | / |
| Buaphong | 57 | 391 | / |
| Buaphoon | 57 | 2 | / |
| Buapheun | 57 | 1 | / |
| Buaphein | 57 | 1 | / |
| Puaphant | 57 | 1 | / |
| Puaphang | 57 | 1 | / |
| Phuaphang | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Buafan
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