Buguia Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Costa Rica
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Buguia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buguia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Buguia Last Name Facts

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

Buguia has its highest incidence in Costa Rica. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buguia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most widely held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Buguia are found; 43 percent are found in Central America and 43 percent are found in Hispano-Central America.

It is most commonly occurring in Costa Rica, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 1,593,356. In Costa Rica Buguia is most frequent in: San José Province, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Costa Rica this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 29 percent reside and Cameroon, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouguia92118/
Buguias9254/
Beuguia924/
Bouguiaa861/
Buquia83391/
Bughia836/
Bouquia7724/
Wouguia775/
Boughia772/
Bugaiya772/
Bougiha771/
Bugwiha771/
Bucquia771/
Buquiea771/
Bugea73148/
Bugja7312/
Bugía732/
Bugaiyat713/
Bounguya711/
Bhugaiya711/
Bughaiya711/
Bughio679,349/
Bugyei671,000/
Buggea67627/
Bugeat67344/
Bugeau67255/
Bougja67241/
Bugueo67130/
Bughea6767/
Bouguejja6759/
Buquio6757/
Bugeas6722/
Bougea6716/
Bhugea678/
Bungea674/
Boghia673/
Buguyo672/
Bugiho672/
Bouguehah672/
Vugbia671/
Bughya671/
Bousquias671/
Baugea671/
Bucuio671/
Bugeha671/
Bugeľa671/

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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 Buguia
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