Buanya Surname
Approximately 606 people bear this surname
Buanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 322 | 1:229,440 | 22,327 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Buanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Buanya (Oriya: ବୁଆଁୟ) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Buanya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Buanya is the 532,873rd most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 12,025,653 people. The last name Buanya is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Buanya are found; 53 percent are found in Central Africa and 53 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 322 people, or 1 in 229,440. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 46 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhuanya | 92 | 84 | / |
| Buhanya | 92 | 64 | / |
| Bhuannya | 86 | 12 | / |
| Bhuhanya | 86 | 3 | / |
| Bwanya | 83 | 3,047 | / |
| Buonya | 83 | 116 | / |
| Fuanya | 83 | 81 | / |
| Puanya | 83 | 25 | / |
| Buania | 83 | 6 | / |
| Bbanya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Buanha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Buanea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vuanya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bvanya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bhuanyaha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mpuanya | 77 | 205 | / |
| Buhonya | 77 | 92 | / |
| Bhuania | 77 | 29 | / |
| Buhagna | 77 | 13 | / |
| Bhwanya | 77 | 7 | / |
| Bwanyah | 77 | 6 | / |
| Bhuonya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buanjia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buonyay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buanhay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phuanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Npuanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bwaanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouhania | 71 | 2,306 | / |
| Buonyayy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bwonya | 67 | 1,166 | / |
| Fwanya | 67 | 119 | / |
| Bwanea | 67 | 82 | / |
| Bbanja | 67 | 43 | / |
| Bwanja | 67 | 28 | / |
| Pwanya | 67 | 12 | / |
| Bbania | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bvanyo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Buaounjai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fuanja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Puanja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bwania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buaniha'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bbonya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puanha | 67 | 1 | / |
Buanya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Buanya in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୁଆଁୟ | bu'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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