Buapua Surname

209,446th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,973 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Buapua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Buapua Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,9701:37,5024,646
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Buapua (27) may also be a first name.

Buapua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buapua is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Buapua? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 209,446th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,693,637 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Buapua live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 100 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most prevalent forename worldwide, held by 27 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,970 people, or 1 in 37,502. Besides The DR Congo it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 0 percent live and Malaysia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buampua924/
Buabua8310,055/
Puapua8351/
Buapwa834/
Bwapua831/
Buopua831/
Mpuapua771/
Bwapwa6769/
Vuavua6727/
Buabuo672/
Buabewa621/
Buhabwa621/
Buhaabwa571/
Bwabwa50995/
Pwapwa509/
Bbabba508/
Bwabua501/
Buobua501/
Bbavva501/
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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 Buapua
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