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 occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Buanan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buanan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Buanan is the 1,727,723rd most widely held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. The surname Buanan occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Buanan reside; 96 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 45 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Buanan is also the 1,484,914th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 46 people.

This surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 2,755,192. In Indonesia it is most common in: South Kalimantan, where 54 percent are found and West Java, where 46 percent are found. Beside Indonesia Buanan occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 41 percent are found and Thailand, where 12 percent are found.

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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  • 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 Buanan
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