Buakia Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

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

Buakia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buakia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Buakia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buakia is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buakia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,373,373rd most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name Buakia occurs mostly in Oceania, where 97 percent of Buakia reside; 97 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 97 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 247,082. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: National Capital District, where 39 percent reside, East New Britain, where 36 percent reside and Bougainville, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea Buakia is found in one country. It also occurs in Liberia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buhakia923/
Buakhia921/
Buakchia865/
Bwakia8321/
Buakya835/
Bhuakya77103/
Buakieo773/
Buakeao772/
Buakhio771/
Buaquia771/
Bouhakya71136/
Buakhieo7110/
Bhuaakya711/
Bwakea67207/
Bwakya67129/
Bbakya671/
Buakeo671/
Buakheo622/
Bvachia621/
Bhvakya621/
Buacheay575/
Buacheoi574/
Vuokio5014/
Buokya504/
Vwakya501/

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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 Buakia
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