Buaga Surname

477,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Buaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines5681:178,23628,748
Solomon Islands831:6,9881,066
Papua New Guinea471:173,48324,058
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Buaga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buaga is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buaga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Buaga is the 477,400th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 10,410,780 people. Buaga is primarily found in Asia, where 81 percent of Buaga live; 81 percent live in Southeast Asia and 81 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

Buaga is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is held by 568 people, or 1 in 178,236. In The Philippines Buaga is most frequent in: Ilocos, where 51 percent reside, Mimaropa, where 22 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 5 percent reside. Outside of The Philippines this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 12 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buanga9138,959/
Buagas913,109/
Buagga912/
Buagat912/
Buasga911/
Buagha911/
Buangga8317/
Buhagas832/
Buhaiga831/
Buagais831/
Buoga80218/
Bwaga80191/
Fuaga8078/
Buago8046/
Puaga8031/
Bbaga805/
Buage801/
Buahanga774/
Buangi73203/
Fuanga73158/
Buange7384/
Buaget7338/
Puanga7338/
Buagho7337/
Bbagha7322/
Buango7321/
Bwaaga7314/
Vuagai7313/
Bwaiga735/
Buonga734/
Buangj733/
Buagos733/
Bwagga733/
Buages731/
Buhage731/
Puagay731/
Fuagai731/
Buagui731/
Buager730/
Buagie730/
Buagey730/
Mpuanga67127/
Puasgay6780/
Buhonga6722/
Bwaghat6714/
Buangge678/
Buanggi677/
Buaguey674/
Bhuange673/
Buhangi672/
Buhagho672/
Bwangai671/
Phuanga671/
Pfuanga671/
Buangie671/
Bwannga671/
Vbhagay671/
Bbhagay671/
Buagher671/
Buangoy671/
Buhaigi671/

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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 Buaga
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