Buguan Surname

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

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Buguan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buguan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Buguan (282) may also be a first name.

Buguan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buguan is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Buguan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buguan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most common family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Buguan reside; 67 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 527,582nd most frequently used first name globally, borne by 282 people.

This surname is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 29,494,225. In Malaysia Buguan is most numerous in: Sarawak, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Malaysia Buguan is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buguhan9210/
Buguasen8624/
Bouguain861/
Wuguan8341/
Bukuan8330/
Bucuan8314/
Bugwan836/
Buguam831/
Buguon831/
Bucuane7719,164/
Buccuan77122/
Bhugwan7779/
Bukuhan7726/
Buquand7712/
Bugwane7711/
Buquane7710/
Bungwan777/
Buquant777/
Bughwan772/
Buguone771/
Vauguan771/
Boguhan771/
Buigwan771/
Buikuan771/
Bouguam771/
Bunquan771/
Bouquan770/
Bouquain71153/
Bouquand7173/
Busquant7168/
Bouquant7117/
Bugwasen7115/
Buiquang7110/
Baughwan717/
Buckuand716/
Boughwan715/
Baughban714/
Bughwane712/
Bousquan712/
Bouguoin712/
Wuuguang711/
Boguhain711/
Bocuan6735/
Wuquan677/
Bukwan676/
Bokuan675/
Wucuan675/
Bucwan674/
Wukuan672/
Bouguacem671/
Bougouhon671/
Bugbon671/
Baughbaun670/

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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 Buguan
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