Buntan Surname

149,064th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,964 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Buntan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buntan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand2,7661:25,5382,375
Philippines1371:738,96573,424
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Buntan (1,885) may also be a first name.

Buntan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buntan (Arabic: بونتان, Hindi: बुन्तन, Marathi: बुंटन) has its highest incidence in Thailand. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Buntan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buntan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 149,064th most commonly used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,458,686 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Buntan live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 93 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 175,160th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 1,885 people.

The last name Buntan is most commonly used in Thailand, where it is borne by 2,766 people, or 1 in 25,538. In Thailand Buntan is mostly found in: Chiang Rai Province, where 25 percent reside, Chiang Mai Province, where 17 percent reside and Nan Province, where 9 percent reside. Other than Thailand this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 5 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Buntan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Buntan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Buntan surname increased 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Buntan Last Name Statistics demography

Buntan earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.62% less than the national average, earning $24,327 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Buntan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buntan in the Hindi language
बुन्तनbuntana-
Buntan in the Marathi language
बुंटनbuntana50
बुटंनbutanna50
Buntan in the Arabic language
بونتانbwntan-

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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 Buntan
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