Bukawan Surname

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

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Bukawan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bukawan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Bukawan (38) may also be a first name.

Bukawan Last Name Facts

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

Bukawan (Marathi: बुकावन) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bukawan? popularity and diffusion

Bukawan is the 10,311,814th most widely held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Bukawan reside; 67 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 67 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Bukawan is also the 1,662,754th most widespread forename in the world, borne by 38 people.

This surname is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Bukawan is most numerous in: Eastern Highlands, where 50 percent are found and Enga, where 50 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea Bukawan occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bukkawan932/
Buckawan930/
Bhukaswan886/
Bukavan866/
Bukowan862/
Bucawan861/
Bokawan861/
Bukkavan8033/
Buckowan801/
Buekeawon751/
Bookkawan751/
Bukovan71294/
Baukavamng711/
Buckovan675/
Buckhavon630/
Bukovanová59215/
Bukovanova5918/
Buckhavoon590/
Bokovan57173/
Vukovan5742/
Bucovan5728/
Bukován571/
Bukovon571/
Butcovan53178/

Bukawan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bukawan in the Marathi language
बुकावनbukavana-

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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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  • 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 Bukawan
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