Buala Surname
Approximately 3,912 people bear this surname
Buala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 2,736 | 1:25,818 | 2,404 |
| DR Congo | 602 | 1:122,724 | 13,305 |
| Philippines | 413 | 1:245,129 | 36,902 |
| Papua New Guinea | 70 | 1:116,482 | 15,803 |
| Indonesia | 27 | 1:4,898,118 | 234,077 |
| Solomon Islands | 17 | 1:34,119 | 6,789 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Bualá (1) are calculated separately.
Buala (9,777) may also be a first name.
Buala Demographics
Average Buala Salary in
United States
$37,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Buala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Buala (Hindi: बुाल, Russian: Буала) is found most in Thailand. It can also be found as a variant: Bualá. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buala? popularity and diffusion
Buala is the 117,650th most widespread family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,862,870 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Buala reside; 81 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 70 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 62,198th most widely held first name internationally, held by 9,777 people.
It is most widely held in Thailand, where it is borne by 2,736 people, or 1 in 25,818. In Thailand Buala is most numerous in: Ubon Ratchathani Province, where 15 percent reside, Sisaket Province, where 14 percent reside and Nong Bua Lamphu Province, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Thailand this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside and The Philippines, where 11 percent reside.
Buala Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Buala has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Buala last name increased 433 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Buala Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Buala last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.
Buala earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Buala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Buala in the Hindi language | ||
| बुाल | buala | - |
| Buala in the Russian language | ||
| Буала | buala | - |
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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 Buala
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