Buavi Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Buavi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Cambodia | 12 | 1:1,290,596 | 5,991 |
Buavi (23) may also be a first name.
Buavi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buavi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Buavi is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Buavi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Buavi is primarily found in Oceania, where 54 percent of Buavi live; 54 percent live in Oceania Islands and 54 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,239,265th most numerous forename in the world It is held by 23 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 582,408. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Eastern Highlands, where 93 percent are found and Madang, where 7 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cambodia, where 46 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhuavi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Buava | 80 | 697 | / |
| Buaui | 80 | 247 | / |
| Buave | 80 | 74 | / |
| Buawi | 80 | 13 | / |
| Fuavi | 80 | 9 | / |
| Bwavi | 80 | 6 | / |
| Buabi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buabai | 73 | 497 | / |
| Fuavai | 73 | 52 | / |
| Buaboi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Buhave | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bhvavi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buawai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vuavei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buajui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buasui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buobaid | 67 | 199 | / |
| Buachui | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bouhabi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Buhawih | 67 | 5 | / |
| Buowais | 67 | 4 | / |
| Buaswai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Buavech | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buhaiva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buhawie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buabehi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bvavich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouhawi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Buavi
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