Buawan Surname
Approximately 191 people bear this surname
Buawan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 188 | 1:375,736 | 65,946 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Buawan (1,498) may also be a first name.
Buawan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buawan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Buawan is found most frequently in Thailand. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buawan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,222,957th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Buawan reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 98 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 200,904th most commonly held given name throughout the world, held by 1,498 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Thailand, where it is held by 188 people, or 1 in 375,736. In Thailand it is primarily concentrated in: Bangkok, where 26 percent live, Phetchaburi Province, where 21 percent live and Chonburi Province, where 19 percent live. Other than Thailand it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 1 percent live and The Philippines, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhuawan | 92 | 25 | / |
| Buaswang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bhuawaun | 86 | 1 | / |
| Buaban | 83 | 8,870 | / |
| Buawon | 83 | 117 | / |
| Bwawan | 83 | 10 | / |
| Buowan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Buavan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Buawong | 77 | 69 | / |
| Bhuavan | 77 | 10 | / |
| Buabann | 77 | 2 | / |
| Buabaan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buayban | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bhuauan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buathuan | 71 | 220 | / |
| Buasuang | 71 | 27 | / |
| Buabhean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buawhoon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buabon | 67 | 96 | / |
| Buachuang | 67 | 17 | / |
| Buauam | 67 | 8 | / |
| Puowan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Puaban | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bouhouwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buowon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buoban | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pouhawaang | 63 | 1 | / |
| Buaboon | 62 | 65 | / |
| Puawong | 62 | 2 | / |
| Buowong | 62 | 2 | / |
| Pwawang | 62 | 1 | / |
| Buachuam | 57 | 1 | / |
| Puaychuan | 53 | 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 Buawan
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis