Buale Surname

477,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Buale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines3821:265,02239,031
DR Congo2121:348,48930,654
Spain321:1,461,00145,498
Chile241:734,02016,565
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
France81:8,302,840321,660
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
India61:127,844,230863,365
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Bualé (2) are calculated separately.

Buale (12) may also be a first name.

Buale Last Name Facts

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

Buale (Marathi: बुळे) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Bualé. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buale? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 477,400th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 10,410,780 people. Buale occurs predominantly in Asia, where 56 percent of Buale are found; 55 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 47 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name on earth It is held by 12 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 382 people, or 1 in 265,022. In The Philippines Buale is primarily found in: Northern Mindanao, where 74 percent reside, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 13 percent reside and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 5 percent reside. Barring The Philippines Buale is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 30 percent reside and Spain, where 5 percent reside.

Buale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Buale has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Buale last name increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bualé932/
Bualle91240/
Buales9119/
Bualea9117/
Bualee916/
Bualer912/
Bhuale911/
Bualie911/
Buahle910/
Bualet910/
Bual894,694/
Buhalea8353/
Buhalie8310/
Buhaley837/
Bouhale833/
Bhuhale831/
Bualett831/
Buahler830/
Bualley830/
Bwale807,120/
Buala803,912/
Buali802,493/
Bbale801,374/
Bhual80317/
Vuale80143/
Buaal8037/
Bualy8029/
Buahl8012/
Fuale809/
Buall805/
Puale804/
Vbale802/
Buole802/
Bvale801/
Bualá801/
Bualt800/
Bua'alea7711/
Bouhaley7710/
Bouhales773/
Buhailie771/
Bbaale733,824/
Bualoi731,511/
Bouhal731,324/
Bualoy73813/
Bwalei73746/
Puales73327/
Bualai73283/
Bwaley73223/
Bualia73161/
Bualya7375/
Bualli7366/
Buhaly7346/
Bhuaal7342/
Puhale7336/
Bwalle7331/
Bwaale7322/
Wballe7317/
Bhuali7310/
Buhole738/
Bballe735/
Pualee735/
Buasli734/
Bualay734/
Bualla734/
Pualey733/
Buoyle733/
Pualer733/
Bualio733/
Bhwale732/
Mpuale732/
Pualle732/
Bwaleh732/
Buoley731/
Fuhale731/
Bhuala731/
Bhuall731/
Bwaled731/
Bvalle731/
Bwaleu731/
Bualid731/
Bualis731/
Bualiz731/
Buahli731/
Buhall731/
Bbalee731/
Buohle730/
Wbaley730/
Bouhalles711/
Buol6721,049/
Bouhali6711,794/
Pual673,624/
Bouhail67420/
Buallay67393/
Buhaila6774/
Bouhall6763/
Buhalis6758/
Buhatel6738/
Buohler6730/
Buhalla6726/
Buhajla6723/
Bwal6722/
Vual6717/
Puhales6714/
Bbal6712/
Buatell6711/
Fualech679/
Bbailey675/
Buhalia674/
Bwalley673/
Buhaloa672/
Puasley672/
Bouhaly672/
Bval672/
Buhaili672/
Puahale671/
Bhuaali671/
Vbal671/
Bualoyt671/
Bouhole671/
Bbaaale671/
Fouhale671/
Phualee671/
Buachel671/
Buallai671/

Buale Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buale in the Marathi language
बुळेbule40
बुआलेbu'ale40
बुअलेbu'ale20

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Buale
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