Buan Surname
Approximately 19,501 people bear this surname
Buan Surname User-submission:
The Buan surname means 'moon'.
Buan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 13,162 | 1:7,692 | 698 |
| Cambodia | 2,643 | 1:5,860 | 767 |
| Indonesia | 819 | 1:161,476 | 15,749 |
| United States | 612 | 1:592,253 | 48,330 |
| France | 559 | 1:118,824 | 17,948 |
| Malaysia | 427 | 1:69,073 | 5,040 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| Norway | 277 | 1:18,564 | 2,334 |
| Canada | 193 | 1:190,910 | 18,807 |
| Singapore | 124 | 1:44,417 | 1,692 |
| Taiwan | 77 | 1:304,477 | 2,465 |
| Nigeria | 52 | 1:3,406,592 | 101,701 |
| Mauritius | 32 | 1:40,419 | 7,602 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| Guam | 16 | 1:10,008 | 1,526 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Buan (4,675) may also be a first name.
Buan Surname Meaning
Buan Demographics
Average Buan Salary in
United States
$51,576 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Buan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Buan (Hindi: बुआं, Oriya: ବୁଆନ) is found most in The Philippines. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Buan.
How Common Is The Last Name Buan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Buan is the 27,564th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 373,701 people. Buan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Buan live; 88 percent live in Southeast Asia and 67 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Buan is also the 100,242nd most frequently held given name throughout the world, borne by 4,675 people.
Buan is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 13,162 people, or 1 in 7,692. In The Philippines it is most common in: Central Luzon, where 51 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 14 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 11 percent reside. Other than The Philippines Buan occurs in 51 countries. It also occurs in Cambodia, where 14 percent reside and Indonesia, where 4 percent reside.
Buan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Buan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Buan surname rose 6,800 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Buan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Buan surname are 43.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.43% being registered with the party.
The amount Buan earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 5.58% less than the national average, earning 326,763 kr per year; in United States they earn 19.53% more than the national average, earning $51,576 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.23% less than the national average, earning $44,600 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Buan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Buan in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୁଆନ | bu'ana | - |
| Buan in the Hindi language | ||
| बुआं | bu'am | 28.57 |
| बुअन | bu'ana | 28.57 |
| बुान | buana | 28.57 |
| बूअन | bu'ana | 14.29 |
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Footnotes
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