Bubuan Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Bubuan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bubuan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Bubuan (4) may also be a first name.

Bubuan Last Name Facts

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

Bubuan is found most in The Philippines. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bubuan.

How Common Is The Last Name Bubuan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Bubuan is predominantly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Bubuan are found; 67 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 67 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 6,192,526th most commonly occurring given name on earth, held by 4 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 50,619,112. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: National Capital Region, where 100 percent are found. Outside of The Philippines this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bubuang928/
Bubuhan927/
Butbuang861/
Buvban834/
Bubban831/
Bobuan831/
Bunpuan77131/
Bufuang771/
Bhubban771/
Bufuant770/
Buphuang7144/
Bunphuan716/
Bushbuam711/
Buchbuam711/
Boutfuan711/
Buvwan671/
Vubban671/
Boobwan621/
Wunpuan621/
Vunpuan621/
Butpwan621/
Weufuan621/
Boubouhoune594/
Wunphuan5736/
Bouphuon571/
Bowvan502/

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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 Bubuan
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