Buanu Surname
Approximately 1,346 people bear this surname
Buanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,211 | 1:61,007 | 7,267 |
| Thailand | 133 | 1:531,115 | 91,871 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Buanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Buanu is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buanu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Buanu is the 285,633rd most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,414,224 people. Buanu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Buanu reside; 90 percent reside in Central Africa and 90 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Buanu is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,211 people, or 1 in 61,007. Aside from The DR Congo Buanu is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 10 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buanut | 91 | 415 | / |
| Buangu | 91 | 82 | / |
| Buanui | 91 | 65 | / |
| Buanuy | 91 | 3 | / |
| Buanau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bhuanu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Buanuch | 83 | 17 | / |
| Bwanu | 80 | 1,501 | / |
| Bbanu | 80 | 11 | / |
| Puanu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Buonu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fuanu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bvanu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bouhanou | 77 | 205 | / |
| Buhanous | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fuangu | 73 | 158 | / |
| Buanoo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Bwanau | 73 | 3 | / |
| Puanau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bbhanu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Puangu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bweanu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bouhanout | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bouhannou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buahnoo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bouhanouch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bwanhut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phuanui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfuangu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwanaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouhannouch | 63 | 16 | / |
| Phuangnu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Puangnui | 62 | 2 | / |
| Bwanhout | 62 | 1 | / |
| Bvonu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Phuangnut | 57 | 63 | / |
| Phuangnui | 57 | 36 | / |
| Puangnuch | 57 | 7 | / |
| Bouhounou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mpuonu | 55 | 4 | / |
| Pwanou | 55 | 2 | / |
| Bvgonu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Pwanhu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Phuangnuch | 53 | 1 | / |
| Fuonguh | 50 | 15 | / |
| Mpwanou | 50 | 8 | / |
| Npwanou | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Buanu
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