Buwaki Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Buwaki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buwaki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan391:3,278,05934,181
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Buwaki Last Name Facts

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

Buwaki is more frequently found in Japan than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Buwaki? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,017,195th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Buwaki are found; 93 percent are found in East Asia and 93 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The surname is most frequent in Japan, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 3,278,059. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Toyama Prefecture, where 92 percent are found, Gifu Prefecture, where 3 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buwakai927/
Buwaka839/
Bowaki834/
Buswake776/
Bouwaka771/
Bubacki771/
Bujwoki771/
Bujwaka771/
Bowakai771/
Bhuvakai716/
Bouwaked713/
Buhwekyi711/
Boubakki711/
Bowaka67933/
Buvaka67111/
Bowake6713/
Bubaqi672/
Buvake671/
Boubakaai671/
Vouvaki6287/
Boubaky624/
Bhuvake621/
Bouwoka621/
Vauuaki621/
Bushwhacked591/
Bushwhacker591/
Boubouki572/
Bhuvaker571/
Boubacai571/
Boubakhe571/
Bowoka504/

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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 Buwaki
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