Buayai Surname

116,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,942 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Buayai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buayai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand3,9291:17,9791,402
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Buayai (407) may also be a first name.

Buayai Last Name Facts

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

Buayai occurs more in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buayai? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 116,888th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,848,693 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Buayai reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 100 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 427,366th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 407 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Thailand, where it is carried by 3,929 people, or 1 in 17,979. In Thailand it is most numerous in: Ubon Ratchathani Province, where 44 percent live, Sisaket Province, where 11 percent live and Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, where 5 percent live. Not including Thailand it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 0 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buahyai922/
Buayoi83280/
Buajai8361/
Buayie833/
Vuayai832/
Buayei831/
Buoyai831/
Bhuiyai772/
Buaui73247/
Buauy731/
Buhayhay711/
Buayoy6730/
Buawey6725/
Buajoy679/
Buajay675/
Bbaayi672/
Buajoi672/
Buaoey672/
Buhaye672/
Buajui671/
Buaoui671/
Buajji671/
Pueyai671/
Puayoi671/
Bbauai671/
Puayea671/

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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 Buayai
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