Buhang Surname

291,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Buhang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buhang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,2291:107,60711,009
Philippines721:1,406,086101,646
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Buhang (530) may also be a first name.

Buhang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buhang is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buhang? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 291,938th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 5,563,012 people. The surname Buhang occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Buhang reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 95 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Buhang is also the 366,410th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 530 people.

The last name Buhang is most common in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1,229 people, or 1 in 107,607. In Indonesia Buhang is most frequent in: North Sulawesi, where 48 percent live, Central Sulawesi, where 26 percent live and Gorontalo, where 18 percent live. Aside from Indonesia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 5 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouhang924/
Buhhang921/
Buhangue8619/
Buihiang864/
Bueheang861/
Buhong83670/
Bauang8327/
Bouang8320/
Bu'ang831/
Bouhank77713/
Buhhong7727/
Bahuang7720/
Bohuang775/
Buiyang773/
Bujiang771/
Bauhong771/
Bouaseng713/
Bouhanke712/
Bouateng711/
Bouhoung711/
Buyong67812/
Bouank67160/
Bujong6734/
Boeang6733/
Bouong6711/
Buhankova678/
Buhancova674/
Mpouang6211/
Boohong624/
Bouanke621/
Booijang576/
Bhuiyank574/
Bouongue571/
Vauong503/
Vouong502/
Bouonk502/
Bieong501/
Bouonq501/

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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 Buhang
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