Buanan Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Philippines

Buanan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buanan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia481:2,755,192158,430
Philippines461:2,200,831124,033
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Buanan (46) may also be a first name.

Buanan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buanan is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buanan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Buanan is the 1,727,723rd most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Buanan are found; 96 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 45 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,484,914th most widely held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 46 people.

The last name Buanan is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 2,755,192. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: South Kalimantan, where 54 percent reside and West Java, where 46 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 41 percent reside and Thailand, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buangan92126/
Buaanan9237/
Buannan9216/
Buanane927/
Buanaun921/
Buanang921/
Buanhan921/
Buhanang866/
Buaanant865/
Bouhanan864/
Buhangan861/
Buanam8373/
Fuanan8332/
Bwanan835/
Puanan832/
Buanon831/
Bouhanane804/
Bhuannean801/
Buanong77224/
Buaneam7754/
Buaanon7725/
Phuanan7711/
Puangan777/
Puanhan774/
Buagnam774/
Buanoon771/
Buanamg771/
Bwanane771/
Fuanang771/
Fuanane771/
Puhanan771/
Buanaim771/
Buonann771/
Buhanon770/
Bhuanasing756/
Bouhanam7129/
Phuanain7122/
Phuanhan712/
Buonanova6798/
Puanam678/
Bwanam677/
Bouhanoun676/
Phuangain674/
Bouhannon672/
Buangnong671/
Buonon671/
Buanoseng671/
Puonan671/

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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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  • 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 Buanan
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