Buguña Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Buguña Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buguña Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru491:648,65615,868
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Buguna (112) & Buguñá (1) are calculated separately.

Buguña Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buguña is carried by more people in Peru than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Buguna or Buguñá. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buguña? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,007,164th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Buguña are found; 78 percent are found in South America and 56 percent are found in Andean South America.

It is most commonly used in Peru, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 648,656. In Peru Buguña is mostly found in: Lambayeque Region, where 43 percent live, Cajamarca Region, where 35 percent live and Lima Province, where 18 percent live. Other than Peru Buguña occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 22 percent live and Chile, where 13 percent live.

Buguña Last Name Statistics demography

Buguña earn significantly less than the average income. In Peru they earn 29.47% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,673 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buguna94112/
Buguñá941/
Buguño831/
Vuguña831/
Bhuguna7723/
Bunguna7715/
Bugunya777/
Bugumha775/
Bugunia772/
Bugunga772/
Bouguna771/
Bugunja771/
Bahuguna7110,229/
Bhauguna7130/
Bougouna716/
Bhhuguna711/
Bungunia711/
Bhugunya711/
Bugina67129/
Boguna6725/
Bougounas6723/
Boguñá6710/
Buguni677/
Bhahuguna674/
Bougougna674/
Bugona673/
Bugungaya671/
Bugune671/
Boguñà671/
Buguno671/

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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 Buguña
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