Buap Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Buap Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Taiwan241:976,8646,814
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Buap (11) may also be a first name.

Buap Last Name Facts

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

Buap is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Buap? popularity and diffusion

Buap is the 2,414,640th most common surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. Buap is primarily found in Oceania, where 54 percent of Buap live; 54 percent live in Oceania Islands and 54 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Buap is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 11 people.

It is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 247,082. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Morobe, where 58 percent are found, Madang, where 39 percent are found and East Sepik, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 38 percent are found and Thailand, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buape8931/
Buaph892/
Bua8622,716/
Buatpe8029/
Buhaip801/
Buay758,921/
Buat754,611/
Buas75600/
Bhua75571/
Vuap75210/
Puap75115/
Buaz7575/
Buop7558/
Buač7557/
Buab7549/
Buae7538/
Buea7536/
Buaa7532/
Buad7516/
Buaj757/
Buoa754/
Vbap754/
Bvap752/
Fuap751/
Bouha675,727/
Bhuea671,318/
Buhaj67373/
Buhač67362/
Buaat67359/
Buaas67121/
Fuape6796/
Buhać6779/
Buhaș6744/
Puape6736/
Buatt6728/
Buaai6719/
Bhuah6715/
Buash679/
Buach679/
Fuadp678/
Bouea678/
Bhuay677/
Buabs676/
Bhuae676/
Buaou675/
Buhaş674/
Buayh674/
Bhuad674/
Puaph673/
Bueha672/
Buaad671/
Bua'e671/
Buahs671/
Buahy671/
Buass671/
Buatb671/
Bhuav671/
Buaee671/
Buope671/
Bwazp671/
Buaaa671/
Buaau671/
Buaie670/
Buays670/

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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 Buap
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