Buanya Surname

532,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 606 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Ghana

Buanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3221:229,44022,327
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Buanya Last Name Facts

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

Buanya (Oriya: ବୁଆଁୟ) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Buanya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buanya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 532,873rd most widespread family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 12,025,653 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Buanya live; 53 percent live in Central Africa and 53 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 322 people, or 1 in 229,440. Without taking into account The DR Congo it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 46 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhuanya9284/
Buhanya9264/
Bhuannya8612/
Bhuhanya863/
Bwanya833,047/
Buonya83116/
Fuanya8381/
Puanya8325/
Buania836/
Bbanya832/
Buanha831/
Buanea831/
Vuanya831/
Bvanya831/
Bhuanyaha801/
Mpuanya77205/
Buhonya7792/
Bhuania7729/
Buhagna7713/
Bhwanya777/
Bwanyah776/
Bhuonya771/
Buanjia771/
Buonyay771/
Buanhay771/
Phuanya771/
Npuanya771/
Bwaanya771/
Bouhania712,306/
Buonyayy711/
Bwonya671,166/
Fwanya67119/
Bwanea6782/
Bbanja6743/
Bwanja6728/
Pwanya6712/
Bbania6710/
Bvanyo677/
Buaounjai674/
Fuanja672/
Puanja672/
Bwania671/
Puania671/
Buaniha'a671/
Bbonya671/
Vwanya671/
Puanha671/

Buanya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buanya in the Oriya language
ବୁଆଁୟbu'amya-

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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 Buanya
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