Bujang Surname
Approximately 9,702 people bear this surname
Bujang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 5,628 | 1:5,241 | 723 |
| Indonesia | 3,284 | 1:40,271 | 4,650 |
| Brunei | 606 | 1:691 | 130 |
| Cameroon | 53 | 1:391,869 | 33,952 |
| India | 50 | 1:15,341,308 | 250,737 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Bujang (22,441) may also be a first name.
Bujang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bujang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bujang (Bengali: বুজঙ্গ, Marathi: भुजंग) is found most frequently in Malaysia. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bujang? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 52,694th most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 751,139 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Bujang are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 98 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 34,683rd most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 22,441 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is held by 5,628 people, or 1 in 5,241. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Sarawak, where 83 percent live, Sabah, where 3 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Malaysia this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 34 percent live and Brunei, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bujang Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bujang in the Bengali language | ||
| বুজঙ্গ | bujanga | - |
| Bujang in the Marathi language | ||
| भुजंग | bhujanga | 32 |
| बुजंग | bujanga | 32 |
| भूजंग | bhujanga | 16 |
| ुजंग | ujanga | 8 |
| भुजॅग | bhujega | 4 |
| भुजंगा | bhujanga | 4 |
| ूजंग | ujanga | 4 |
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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 Bujang
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