Buayan Surname
Approximately 764 people bear this surname
Buayan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 706 | 1:143,397 | 24,123 |
| Thailand | 52 | 1:1,358,430 | 190,094 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Buayan (17) may also be a first name.
Buayan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buayan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Buayan is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buayan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Buayan is the 446,308th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 9,538,673 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Buayan are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 68 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring given name in the world, held by 17 people.
The last name Buayan is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 706 people, or 1 in 143,397. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Soccsksargen, where 39 percent live, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 27 percent live and Cordillera Administrative Region, where 8 percent live. Beside The Philippines this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 7 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhuayan | 92 | 425 | / |
| Buayang | 92 | 28 | / |
| Buayant | 92 | 1 | / |
| Buhayang | 86 | 423 | / |
| Buahayan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Buiyan | 83 | 1,032 | / |
| Buayen | 83 | 623 | / |
| Buajan | 83 | 610 | / |
| Bhuayn | 83 | 435 | / |
| Buayam | 83 | 391 | / |
| Bwayan | 83 | 38 | / |
| Buaain | 83 | 35 | / |
| Buayon | 83 | 5 | / |
| Bbuyan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vuayan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bouhayane | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bhuiyan | 77 | 425,092 | / |
| Buhiyan | 77 | 458 | / |
| Bhueyan | 77 | 170 | / |
| Bhwayan | 77 | 53 | / |
| Buhayin | 77 | 33 | / |
| Buayong | 77 | 23 | / |
| Bbhuyan | 77 | 15 | / |
| Buayung | 77 | 10 | / |
| Bueyang | 77 | 6 | / |
| Buiyang | 77 | 3 | / |
| Buoyant | 77 | 3 | / |
| Buajang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hbuiyan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Buahain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vuhayan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bhbuyan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bvhuyan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bhuayna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buaaiin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buahian | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buajane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buean | 73 | 14 | / |
| Bhuiyann | 71 | 21 | / |
| Bhuiyank | 71 | 4 | / |
| Buhayong | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bhuihyan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bhuhiyan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buaiam | 67 | 423 | / |
| Buayom | 67 | 183 | / |
| Buajun | 67 | 124 | / |
| Bwayin | 67 | 76 | / |
| Buaoon | 67 | 57 | / |
| Buajon | 67 | 23 | / |
| Fwayan | 67 | 16 | / |
| Buajam | 67 | 10 | / |
| Buiyon | 67 | 7 | / |
| Buajin | 67 | 7 | / |
| Buaaim | 67 | 5 | / |
| Buhean | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bueyen | 67 | 4 | / |
| Buijan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Buojan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Buaoun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Buejan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bhuean | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vuiyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuiyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buiyen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buajen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buoyam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouhayene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puajan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puiyan | 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 Buayan
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