Buenaventura Surname
Approximately 37,969 people bear this surname
Buenaventura Surname User-submission:
The Buenaventura surname is found the most in the Philippines. It means 'good fortune'.
Buenaventura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 28,395 | 1:3,565 | 264 |
| United States | 1,695 | 1:213,840 | 20,864 |
| Mexico | 1,624 | 1:76,432 | 3,279 |
| Colombia | 1,384 | 1:34,519 | 2,076 |
| Ecuador | 1,210 | 1:13,145 | 2,047 |
| Saudi Arabia | 954 | 1:32,344 | 4,580 |
| Dominican Republic | 786 | 1:13,273 | 1,010 |
| Spain | 558 | 1:83,785 | 7,165 |
| Argentina | 410 | 1:104,252 | 8,829 |
| Canada | 260 | 1:141,714 | 14,582 |
| Australia | 95 | 1:284,165 | 25,304 |
| Venezuela | 84 | 1:359,572 | 7,720 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Panama | 56 | 1:69,862 | 3,012 |
| Peru | 49 | 1:648,656 | 15,868 |
| Uruguay | 29 | 1:118,336 | 11,141 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| Norway | 18 | 1:285,683 | 29,080 |
| Denmark | 18 | 1:313,595 | 22,770 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Chile | 13 | 1:1,355,113 | 23,887 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 8 | 1:6,822 | 652 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Guatemala | 5 | 1:3,216,534 | 7,141 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| El Salvador | 3 | 1:2,114,629 | 5,401 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
The alternate forms: Bueñaventura (1) are calculated separately.
Buenaventura (44,061) may also be a first name.
Buenaventura Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Buenaventura surname is found the most in the Philippines. It means 'good fortune'.
- parkBuenaventura Demographics
Average Male Buenaventura Height
171.65 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Buenaventura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buenaventura Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Buenaventura (Russian: Буэнавентура) is found most in The Philippines. It can appear as a variant: Bueñaventura. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Buenaventura? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 14,670th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 191,934 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 77 percent of Buenaventura reside; 74 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 74 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 20,514th most widespread first name globally, borne by 44,061 people.
The surname is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is held by 28,395 people, or 1 in 3,565. In The Philippines Buenaventura is primarily found in: Central Luzon, where 33 percent live, National Capital Region, where 27 percent live and Calabarzon, where 20 percent live. Apart from The Philippines this surname is found in 69 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live and Mexico, where 4 percent live.
Buenaventura Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Buenaventura are 16.83% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70.06% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Buenaventura earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 14.65% less than the national average, earning 295,381 kr per year; in Peru they earn 7.52% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,928 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.52% more than the national average, earning $23,502,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.07% more than the national average, earning $49,221 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1% less than the national average, earning $49,186 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bueñaventura | 97 | 1 | / |
| Bunaventura | 96 | 17 | / |
| Buenaventutra | 96 | 9 | / |
| Buenaaventura | 96 | 3 | / |
| Buienaventura | 96 | 2 | / |
| Buennaventura | 96 | 1 | / |
| Buenaventuraa | 96 | 1 | / |
| Buenaventuira | 96 | 1 | / |
| Beunaventura | 92 | 32 | / |
| Bueneventura | 92 | 32 | / |
| Vuenaventura | 92 | 9 | / |
| Buenavintura | 92 | 7 | / |
| Buenavantura | 92 | 7 | / |
| Buenaventure | 92 | 7 | / |
| Boenaventura | 92 | 4 | / |
| Bounaventura | 92 | 4 | / |
| Buinaventura | 92 | 3 | / |
| Buneaventura | 92 | 2 | / |
| Buenaventira | 92 | 1 | / |
| Buenoventura | 92 | 1 | / |
| Vuenaaventura | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bwanaventura | 83 | 48 | / |
| Bunawenthura | 83 | 1 | / |
Buenaventura Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Buenaventura in the Russian language | ||
| Буэнавентура | buenaventura | - |
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