Buaia Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Buaia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buaia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Buaia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buaia is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buaia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most common surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Buaia occurs mostly in Oceania, where 93 percent of Buaia live; 93 percent live in Oceania Islands and 93 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

This last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Central, where 46 percent are found, Bougainville, where 31 percent are found and East Sepik, where 8 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea Buaia occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 7 percent are found and Thailand, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhuaia9114/
Buhaia913/
Buaiad911/
Buaa8932/
Bouhaia8362/
Bhuaiah833/
Buhaiah831/
Buaya805,898/
Puaia8044/
Buaja8040/
Buaai8019/
Buaji8016/
Buaaa801/
Vuaia801/
Bueia801/
Buaau801/
Buaie800/
Buhaiova7777/
Bouhahia774/
Bouhaiad771/
Bouhaiat771/
Bouhai73222/
Buaayu73103/
Buayat7381/
Bhuaya7318/
Bhuiia7315/
Buhaji739/
Buhaid736/
Buaied735/
Bueiad734/
Buaaji734/
Buhaiu734/
Bhueia734/
Fuaiad733/
Buajit732/
Bhuaji731/
Fuaiat731/
Buayas731/
Buahay731/
Buhaip731/
Buhaja731/
Puaiad731/
Buhaiy731/
Buajad731/
Buagie730/
Buay678,921/
Bbai676,106/
Bouhaja671,439/
Bouhaya671,266/
Bwai67670/
Bouhaji67234/
Puaa67114/
Bvai6739/
Buea6736/
Bwaa6718/
Bouhait6714/
Bouhaid6713/
Buaj677/
Vbai676/
Fuaa674/
Buoa674/
Bhuhaya673/
Wbai673/
Buhaihi672/
Bhueaya672/
Vbui671/
Bvui671/
Buahaji671/
Bhhuaya671/
Bhuaeya671/
Bouhaiz671/
Bouhais671/
Bvaa671/
Bwaihau671/
Buhaith671/
Buhawie671/
Bouhayi671/
Bhuhaih671/
Bhuhais671/
Bouhaie671/

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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
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  • 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 Buaia
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