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
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
| 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
- 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 Buanya
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