Buntuan Surname

660,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Buntuan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buntuan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia4201:314,87927,701
Philippines341:2,977,595140,497
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Buntuan (16) may also be a first name.

Buntuan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buntuan is found most frequently in Indonesia. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buntuan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 660,498th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,016,584 people. The last name Buntuan occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Buntuan reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 91 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Buntuan is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held forename worldwide, held by 16 people.

This surname is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 420 people, or 1 in 314,879. In Indonesia Buntuan is most prevalent in: North Sulawesi, where 80 percent reside, West Java, where 14 percent reside and Gorontalo, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 7 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buntuang93140/
Bunthuan9325/
Bontuan86136/
Wuntuan8652/
Bunduan865/
Bunduang80443/
Boontuan807/
Bontuhan801/
Boonthuan757/
Bunduam711/
Bonduan711/
Bunduon711/
Bundhvant631/
Boundouhoun561/
Bundhwong501/

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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 Buntuan
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