Buanam Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Buanam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buanam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand491:1,441,599197,614
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Buanam (460) may also be a first name.

Buanam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buanam is more frequently found in Thailand than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buanam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,220,661st most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Buanam reside; 67 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 67 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 397,789th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 460 people.

This surname is most widespread in Thailand, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 1,441,599. In Thailand Buanam is primarily found in: Surat Thani Province, where 27 percent live, Bangkok, where 24 percent live and Chiang Mai Province, where 24 percent live. Other than Thailand it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 32 percent live and New Zealand, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buangam9211,942/
Buaneam9254/
Buagnam924/
Buanamg921/
Buanaim921/
Bouhanam8629/
Buanngam861/
Buanan83112/
Puanam838/
Bwanam837/
Buangan77126/
Buaanan7737/
Buanoom7726/
Buannan7716/
Puannam778/
Buanane777/
Phuanam776/
Bhvanam773/
Buaneum771/
Buanaun771/
Buonaam771/
Puangam771/
Buanang771/
Buonnam771/
Buanhan771/
Phuangam7194/
Puangnam719/
Buhanang716/
Buaanant715/
Bouhanan714/
Buhangan711/
Puanngam711/
Phuangnam67219/
Buonanova6798/
Bwanan675/
Bouhanane674/
Puanan672/
Buanon671/
Buonom671/
Bhuannean671/

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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 Buanam
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