Buama Surname

195,367th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Buama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,1561:63,9107,552
Philippines4321:234,34835,713
Thailand3251:217,34936,465
New Caledonia1251:2,210223
Papua New Guinea531:153,84421,244
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086

Buama (1,632) may also be a first name.

Buama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buama (Oriya: ବୁଆମା) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buama? popularity and diffusion

The surname Buama is the 195,367th most common last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 3,392,712 people. Buama is predominantly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Buama live; 54 percent live in Central Africa and 54 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 190,935th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 1,632 people.

Buama is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,156 people, or 1 in 63,910. Barring The DR Congo Buama is found in 15 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 20 percent are found and Thailand, where 15 percent are found.

Buama Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Buama surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Buama earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.63% more than the national average, earning $45,146 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buamat911,481/
Buamas91156/
Buamai91124/
Buamea9110/
Buamad913/
Buamoa912/
Bouhama83573/
Buamash832/
Buhamat831/
Buamaat831/
Buame801,048/
Buami80974/
Fuama80256/
Bwama80186/
Puama8046/
Vuama8023/
Buoma8022/
Buamo8010/
Buamy802/
Buamé801/
Bouhamad7765/
Bouhaima776/
Bouhamma772/
Bhuhamay771/
Buahamad771/
Buhamaid771/
Bouhamaz771/
Buhamahe771/
Puamau73705/
Buameh73506/
Fuhama73453/
Bvouma73199/
Buamee73146/
Wbamea737/
Buamer736/
Vuamai734/
Buamid734/
Buhamo733/
Buamuy732/
Bwouma732/
Buamis732/
Buamui732/
Buammi731/
Buamgi731/
Buamme731/
Bvamma731/
Bwamad731/
Fuamau731/
Fuasma731/
Buotma731/
Puamma731/
Buomas731/
Buamod731/
Bouhammad714/
Bouhami67866/
Bwahama67392/
Bouhame6717/
Buhamed6711/
Bouhamy672/
Buaaime671/
Bhuamij671/
Fuamaih671/
Buhaimo671/
Buhamer671/
Bbeamma671/
Buahame671/

Buama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buama in the Oriya language
ବୁଆମାbu'ama-

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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 Buama
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