Buah Surname

69,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Buah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana6,0271:4,483640
Liberia3421:12,8901,373
Indonesia2001:661,24651,715
Malaysia1341:220,10612,755
Philippines1121:903,91381,715
Nigeria941:1,884,49767,423
Cameroon651:319,52429,358
England601:928,63447,428
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Ivory Coast361:640,86818,598
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
India101:76,706,538639,611
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Swaziland41:324,550996
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Guyana11:762,22114,420
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Buah (727) may also be a first name.

Buah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buah is found most in Ghana. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 69,072nd most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,014,555 people. The surname Buah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Buah live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Buah is also the 305,933rd most widespread given name worldwide, held by 727 people.

The surname Buah is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is held by 6,027 people, or 1 in 4,483. Apart from Ghana it exists in 29 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 5 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Buah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Buah has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 294 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Buah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Buah surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Buah earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 49.17% more than the national average, earning $64,367 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouah891,004/
Buhah8951/
Bauah8949/
Buaha895/
Bouhah801,672/
Bouach80155/
Buhach8013/
Bouaha8011/
Buahai8010/
Bouayh809/
Bouash804/
Bouaih804/
Buuajh804/
Buhahe803/
Bauach802/
Buiyah802/
Buhaha802/
Bouaph801/
Bahuah801/
Bhauah801/
Boua7521,956/
Buha758,049/
Buğa752,664/
Baua751,465/
Buoh75653/
Beua75404/
Buho75109/
Buňa7552/
Buđa7541/
Buhă756/
Buța755/
Buua753/
Bu'a753/
Bouaich731,232/
Bouhach73375/
Bouhaha73343/
Bhuiyah7313/
Bouaish7313/
Bouhash739/
Buhaddh731/
Bouhahe731/
Buhaith731/
Bouaïch731/
Bouaach731/
Bouaash731/
Bhuhaih731/
Bouahay731/
Buhai6710,265/
Buhay675,727/
Bouha675,727/
Bouho671,370/
Bouad67910/
Buiya67883/
Bouaz67822/
Buhha67802/
Bouat67801/
Bugia67782/
Bouas67703/
Buyya67682/
Bahua67604/
Bauai67603/
Bhuha67593/
Bujja67563/
Buhaj67373/
Buhač67362/
Bujia67306/
Buhoy67299/
Bauat67267/
Bouoh67236/
Buhot67210/
Bouaa67209/
Buğaz67155/
Bouai67115/
Buhoi6784/
Buhać6779/
Buija6745/
Buhaș6744/
Buňat6741/
Bauha6732/
Bohua6726/
Bouay6725/
Buğat6725/
Buhaa6723/
Bhaua6722/
Buhio6721/
Boeah6716/
Vouah6715/
Bauad6713/
Bahuo6711/
Bujha6710/
Bhoua6710/
Bujya6710/
Buyia6710/
Bauaa679/
Buhey679/
Buhau678/
Bouaaich678/
Bouãa678/
Bauas677/
Buhei677/
Buyja677/
Bauau675/
Bauay674/
Buhaş674/
Booah673/
Buiea673/
Bou'a673/
Bouap673/
Bouoa672/
Bheua671/
Bujea671/
Bouhaudh671/
Bauaiddh671/
Bușea671/
Buhoz671/
Boujhahd671/
Beuaa671/
Beuho671/
Bhuiyash671/
Bauãa671/
Bauua671/
Beuas670/
Vauah670/

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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 Buah
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