Buayan Surname

446,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 764 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Buayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines7061:143,39724,123
Thailand521:1,358,430190,094
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

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 found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buayan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Buayan is the 446,308th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,538,673 people. The last name Buayan occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Buayan reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 68 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Buayan is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 17 people.

The last name Buayan is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 706 people, or 1 in 143,397. In The Philippines Buayan is most common in: Soccsksargen, where 39 percent are found, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 27 percent are found and Cordillera Administrative Region, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The Philippines this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 7 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhuayan92425/
Buayang9228/
Buayant921/
Buhayang86423/
Buahayan861/
Buiyan831,032/
Buayen83623/
Buajan83610/
Bhuayn83435/
Buayam83391/
Bwayan8338/
Buaain8335/
Buayon835/
Bbuyan831/
Vuayan831/
Bouhayane803/
Bhuiyan77425,092/
Buhiyan77458/
Bhueyan77170/
Bhwayan7753/
Buhayin7733/
Buayong7723/
Bbhuyan7715/
Buayung7710/
Bueyang776/
Buiyang773/
Buoyant773/
Buajang772/
Hbuiyan772/
Buahain771/
Vuhayan771/
Bhbuyan771/
Bvhuyan771/
Bhuayna771/
Buaaiin771/
Buahian771/
Buajane771/
Buean7314/
Bhuiyann7121/
Bhuiyank714/
Buhayong713/
Bhuihyan711/
Bhuhiyan711/
Buaiam67423/
Buayom67183/
Buajun67124/
Bwayin6776/
Buaoon6757/
Buajon6723/
Fwayan6716/
Buajam6710/
Buiyon677/
Buajin677/
Buaaim675/
Buhean674/
Bueyen674/
Buijan673/
Buojan673/
Buaoun673/
Buejan672/
Bhuean672/
Vuiyan671/
Fuiyan671/
Buiyen671/
Buajen671/
Buoyam671/
Bouhayene671/
Puajan671/
Puiyan671/

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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 Buayan
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