Buam Surname
Approximately 1,217 people bear this surname
Buam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,125 | 1:681,836 | 31,869 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Taiwan | 16 | 1:1,465,297 | 9,806 |
| Cambodia | 11 | 1:1,407,922 | 6,192 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Buam (92) may also be a first name.
Buam Demographics
Average Buam Salary in
United States
$35,292 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Buam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Buam is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Buam? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 309,763rd most numerous last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 5,988,123 people. Buam occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Buam are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 992,070th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 92 people.
The last name Buam is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 1,125 people, or 1 in 681,836. In India Buam is most numerous in: Meghalaya, where 95 percent reside, Assam, where 3 percent reside and Manipur, where 2 percent reside. Apart from India it is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside and Taiwan, where 1 percent reside.
Buam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Buam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Buam surname grew 125 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Buam Last Name Statistics demography
Buam earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.21% less than the national average, earning $35,292 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buame | 89 | 1,048 | / |
| Buaam | 89 | 19 | / |
| Buameh | 80 | 506 | / |
| Bouham | 80 | 225 | / |
| Buasim | 80 | 157 | / |
| Buatim | 80 | 74 | / |
| Buatem | 80 | 24 | / |
| Buaiem | 80 | 6 | / |
| Buasem | 80 | 5 | / |
| Buaaim | 80 | 5 | / |
| Buhamn | 80 | 3 | / |
| Buhaim | 80 | 3 | / |
| Buaham | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buhamd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buamme | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bhuham | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bhuamn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buan | 75 | 19,501 | / |
| Buom | 75 | 14,790 | / |
| Fuam | 75 | 150 | / |
| Bwam | 75 | 48 | / |
| Puam | 75 | 24 | / |
| Vuam | 75 | 7 | / |
| Bbam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Buachim | 73 | 220 | / |
| Buhatem | 73 | 62 | / |
| Bouhame | 73 | 17 | / |
| Bouhamd | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bouhaim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buahame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buhammh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buaaime | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buang | 67 | 7,045 | / |
| Bwame | 67 | 461 | / |
| Phuam | 67 | 339 | / |
| Bouhaimd | 67 | 285 | / |
| Buahn | 67 | 221 | / |
| Bhuan | 67 | 177 | / |
| Buane | 67 | 68 | / |
| Bouhatem | 67 | 54 | / |
| Fuame | 67 | 53 | / |
| Buand | 67 | 42 | / |
| Puame | 67 | 34 | / |
| Buaan | 67 | 28 | / |
| Buant | 67 | 24 | / |
| Bwgam | 67 | 19 | / |
| Bouhatim | 67 | 8 | / |
| Buome | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fuamd | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mpuam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bvaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vuajm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hbbam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buomg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhwam | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Buam
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