Buak Surname

687,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 431 people bear this surname

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

Buak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1471:899,65467,360
Cambodia951:163,0232,837
Papua New Guinea951:85,82911,359
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Buak (240) may also be a first name.

Buak Last Name Facts

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

Buak (Hindi: बुाक, Russian: Буак) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buak? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 687,524th most numerous last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 16,908,459 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 64 percent of Buak reside; 63 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 40 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 577,234th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 240 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 147 people, or 1 in 899,654. In Indonesia Buak is mostly found in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 45 percent are found, West Kalimantan, where 24 percent are found and South Sulawesi, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia it exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Cambodia, where 22 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent are found.

Buak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Buak surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Buak earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.2% more than the national average, earning $56,179 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buake8959/
Buack8943/
Buakh893/
Buaak891/
Buaks891/
Buaksh809/
Buakhe808/
Bouhak803/
Buaskh802/
Buaiek801/
Buhayk801/
Bhuhak801/
Buhack801/
Buag751,351/
Buac751,070/
Puak75377/
Buok75173/
Buaq75111/
Buax752/
Vbak751/
Bouhaik732,426/
Bouhake73139/
Buakova734/
Bouhack731/
Bouhayk731/
Bouhaïk731/
Buhakova67433/
Buhac67229/
Bwake6725/
Buoke676/
Buagh675/
Buaaq673/
Buahg671/
Bbakc671/
Buagg671/
Buact671/
Buadc671/
Puack671/
Buoks670/
Buock670/

Buak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buak in the Hindi language
बुाकbuaka-
Buak in the Russian language
Буакbuak-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Buak
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis