Buniam Surname

244,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Buniam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buniam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand1,6311:43,3104,863
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Buniam (147) may also be a first name.

Buniam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buniam is carried by more people in Thailand than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buniam? popularity and diffusion

Buniam is the 244,182nd most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 4,465,408 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Buniam live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 100 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 760,591st most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 147 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Thailand, where it is held by 1,631 people, or 1 in 43,310. In Thailand Buniam is most prevalent in: Chaiyaphum Province, where 21 percent are found, Nakhon Sawan Province, where 20 percent are found and Phichit Province, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Thailand this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bunniam921,255/
Butniam92164/
Bunjiam924/
Bauniam922/
Bungiam921/
Bauniame863/
Bunniaam861/
Bunian83136/
Bunyam8387/
Bunham8334/
Boniam8324/
Bunjam832/
Butnian771,115/
Bungnam77269/
Bunhian77152/
Bounjam77136/
Booniam7713/
Bougnam7712/
Wunniam778/
Bungian777/
Bhunian776/
Bunneam775/
Bouneam775/
Bunnian775/
Bounian773/
Baunian773/
Bunjian771/
Busnian771/
Bhunham771/
Bunijan771/
Bunjeam771/
Bunhaum771/
Bunihan771/
Boniham770/
Buignam770/
Bunnham770/
Bunheim770/
Bunaiyan71240/
Bunniang71169/
Bungihan71101/
Bunhiang7130/
Boonniam7125/
Boonjiam718/
Bounnian711/
Bounhaim711/
Buttnian711/
Bhunjian711/
Bunyan676,486/
Bunhan671,754/
Bunjan67819/
Bunhom67723/
Bunyom67509/
Bunion67120/
Bonian6729/
Bonyam6718/
Woniam678/
Bonjam673/
Bunnihand672/
Bunjom672/
Vunian671/
Bunean671/
Bunnijhom671/

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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 Buniam
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