Buain Surname

281,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Buain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand1,2531:56,3756,866
France881:754,80492,996
Tunisia121:50,8866,752
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Buain (25) may also be a first name.

Buain Last Name Facts

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

Buain (Oriya: ବୁଆଇଁ) has its highest incidence in Thailand. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buain? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 281,955th most numerous family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,327,153 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Buain reside; 92 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 92 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Buain is also the 2,136,160th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 25 people.

Buain is most commonly used in Thailand, where it is carried by 1,253 people, or 1 in 56,375. In Thailand Buain is most frequent in: Nakhon Sawan Province, where 10 percent are found, Chiang Rai Province, where 9 percent are found and Bangkok, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Thailand this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in France, where 6 percent are found and Tunisia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhuain91216/
Buainn913/
Bhuayin831/
Buaim80104/
Fuain803/
Buoin803/
Puain801/
Buayim73465/
Buayon735/
Buauim731/
Buahen731/
Fuaing731/
Buahene676/
Buohien671/
Bwahing671/
Fuaisen671/
Bouhouin623/
Buojienė621/
Buaem6055/
Buoen6022/
Puoin6013/
Puaim601/
Buahem5532/
Phuaim551/
Bbohin551/
Buahaem501/

Buain Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buain in the Oriya language
ବୁଆଇଁbu'a'im-

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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 Buain
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