Buan Surname

27,564th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Buan Surname User-submission:

The Buan surname means 'moon'.

Buan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines13,1621:7,692698
Cambodia2,6431:5,860767
Indonesia8191:161,47615,749
United States6121:592,25348,330
France5591:118,82417,948
Malaysia4271:69,0735,040
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Norway2771:18,5642,334
Canada1931:190,91018,807
Singapore1241:44,4171,692
Taiwan771:304,4772,465
Nigeria521:3,406,592101,701
Mauritius321:40,4197,602
Qatar251:94,32010,875
India241:31,961,058386,265
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Guam161:10,0081,526
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
England51:11,143,612252,590
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Macau21:300,8151,009
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Buan (4,675) may also be a first name.

Buan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Buan surname means 'moon'.

- chrisss

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) occurs most in The Philippines. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 27,564th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 373,701 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Buan reside; 88 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 67 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 100,242nd most common first name on earth, borne by 4,675 people.

The surname is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 13,162 people, or 1 in 7,692. In The Philippines Buan is mostly concentrated in: Central Luzon, where 51 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 14 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 11 percent reside. Excluding The Philippines it 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 through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Buan last name increased 6,800 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Buan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Buan surname are 43.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.43% 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buang897,045/
Buahn89221/
Bhuan89177/
Buane8968/
Buand8942/
Buaan8928/
Buant8924/
Bouhan801,457/
Bhuayn80435/
Buasin80287/
Buasen80183/
Buanne80175/
Buatin80103/
Buaoon8057/
Buaang8038/
Buaain8035/
Bhuaan8023/
Buhant806/
Buangk805/
Buhean804/
Buaten804/
Buhamn803/
Buaoun803/
Bhuamn801/
Buangh801/
Bhuanh801/
Buanth800/
Puan756,132/
Buon754,392/
Vuan751,952/
Buam751,217/
Fuan75442/
Bwan75199/
Bvan752/
Bban751/
Wban751/
Vban751/
Buasing731,092/
Bouhank73713/
Buachin73584/
Bouhane73256/
Bouhand7356/
Bouhant7319/
Bguhain7315/
Buhaten7313/
Buanova7312/
Bhouhan7310/
Buateng738/
Buaseng737/
Buating735/
Buachen735/
Bouhang734/
Bouhain733/
Buangue732/
Bhuayna731/
Buatent731/
Buahain731/
Bhuanne731/
Buhasin731/
Phuan675,221/
Buong671,164/
Puang67742/
Vuanh67343/
Puane67285/
Bouhaine67253/
Fuang6794/
Bwane6779/
Buacheen6762/
Bouhasin6748/
Fuane6726/
Fuand6719/
Buhangue6719/
Buaam6719/
Bhvan6716/
Bhwan6713/
Bbain6713/
Hwban6711/
Buone679/
Vuann676/
Puand675/
Buond675/
Mpuan675/
Buont674/
Puant674/
Bouhacen674/
Bhuon674/
Hbuon672/
Bvane671/
Bvang671/
Bwain671/
Vbhan671/
Fuahn671/
Bouhasen671/
Hbban671/
Vuaan671/
Fuant671/
Bvoun671/
Bwaan671/
Buahatin671/
Npuan671/
Bbanh671/
Bwhan671/
Buhausen671/
Bwand670/
Bbean670/
Buonn670/
Fuann670/

Buan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buan in the Oriya language
ବୁଆନbu'ana-
Buan in the Hindi language
बुआंbu'am28.57
बुअनbu'ana28.57
बुानbuana28.57
बूअनbu'ana14.29

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