Buah Surname
Approximately 7,183 people bear this surname
Buah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 6,027 | 1:4,483 | 640 |
| Liberia | 342 | 1:12,890 | 1,373 |
| Indonesia | 200 | 1:661,246 | 51,715 |
| Malaysia | 134 | 1:220,106 | 12,755 |
| Philippines | 112 | 1:903,913 | 81,715 |
| Nigeria | 94 | 1:1,884,497 | 67,423 |
| Cameroon | 65 | 1:319,524 | 29,358 |
| England | 60 | 1:928,634 | 47,428 |
| United States | 47 | 1:7,711,892 | 346,147 |
| Ivory Coast | 36 | 1:640,868 | 18,598 |
| Taiwan | 11 | 1:2,131,341 | 13,802 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
Buah (727) may also be a first name.
Buah Demographics
Average Buah Salary in
United States
$64,367 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bouah | 89 | 1,004 | / |
| Buhah | 89 | 51 | / |
| Bauah | 89 | 49 | / |
| Buaha | 89 | 5 | / |
| Bouhah | 80 | 1,672 | / |
| Bouach | 80 | 155 | / |
| Buhach | 80 | 13 | / |
| Bouaha | 80 | 11 | / |
| Buahai | 80 | 10 | / |
| Bouayh | 80 | 9 | / |
| Bouash | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bouaih | 80 | 4 | / |
| Buuajh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Buhahe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bauach | 80 | 2 | / |
| Buiyah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Buhaha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bouaph | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bahuah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bhauah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boua | 75 | 21,956 | / |
| Buha | 75 | 8,049 | / |
| Buğa | 75 | 2,664 | / |
| Baua | 75 | 1,465 | / |
| Buoh | 75 | 653 | / |
| Beua | 75 | 404 | / |
| Buho | 75 | 109 | / |
| Buňa | 75 | 52 | / |
| Buđa | 75 | 41 | / |
| Buhă | 75 | 6 | / |
| Buța | 75 | 5 | / |
| Buua | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bu'a | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bouaich | 73 | 1,232 | / |
| Bouhach | 73 | 375 | / |
| Bouhaha | 73 | 343 | / |
| Bhuiyah | 73 | 13 | / |
| Bouaish | 73 | 13 | / |
| Bouhash | 73 | 9 | / |
| Buhaddh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bouhahe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buhaith | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bouaïch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bouaach | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bouaash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhuhaih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bouahay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buhai | 67 | 10,265 | / |
| Buhay | 67 | 5,727 | / |
| Bouha | 67 | 5,727 | / |
| Bouho | 67 | 1,370 | / |
| Bouad | 67 | 910 | / |
| Buiya | 67 | 883 | / |
| Bouaz | 67 | 822 | / |
| Buhha | 67 | 802 | / |
| Bouat | 67 | 801 | / |
| Bugia | 67 | 782 | / |
| Bouas | 67 | 703 | / |
| Buyya | 67 | 682 | / |
| Bahua | 67 | 604 | / |
| Bauai | 67 | 603 | / |
| Bhuha | 67 | 593 | / |
| Bujja | 67 | 563 | / |
| Buhaj | 67 | 373 | / |
| Buhač | 67 | 362 | / |
| Bujia | 67 | 306 | / |
| Buhoy | 67 | 299 | / |
| Bauat | 67 | 267 | / |
| Bouoh | 67 | 236 | / |
| Buhot | 67 | 210 | / |
| Bouaa | 67 | 209 | / |
| Buğaz | 67 | 155 | / |
| Bouai | 67 | 115 | / |
| Buhoi | 67 | 84 | / |
| Buhać | 67 | 79 | / |
| Buija | 67 | 45 | / |
| Buhaș | 67 | 44 | / |
| Buňat | 67 | 41 | / |
| Bauha | 67 | 32 | / |
| Bohua | 67 | 26 | / |
| Bouay | 67 | 25 | / |
| Buğat | 67 | 25 | / |
| Buhaa | 67 | 23 | / |
| Bhaua | 67 | 22 | / |
| Buhio | 67 | 21 | / |
| Boeah | 67 | 16 | / |
| Vouah | 67 | 15 | / |
| Bauad | 67 | 13 | / |
| Bahuo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bujha | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bhoua | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bujya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Buyia | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bauaa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Buhey | 67 | 9 | / |
| Buhau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bouaaich | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bouãa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bauas | 67 | 7 | / |
| Buhei | 67 | 7 | / |
| Buyja | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bauau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bauay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Buhaş | 67 | 4 | / |
| Booah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Buiea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bou'a | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bouap | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bouoa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bheua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bujea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouhaudh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bauaiddh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bușea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buhoz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boujhahd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beuaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beuho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhuiyash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bauãa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bauua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beuas | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vauah | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Buah
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