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

The surname Buayai occurs more in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buayai? popularity and diffusion

It is the 116,888th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,848,693 people. The last name Buayai occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Buayai live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 100 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 427,366th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 407 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Thailand, where it is carried by 3,929 people, or 1 in 17,979. In Thailand Buayai is mostly concentrated in: Ubon Ratchathani Province, where 44 percent are found, Sisaket Province, where 11 percent are found and Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Thailand Buayai exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 0 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

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
  • 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 Buayai
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