Buwal Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Buwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines321:3,163,694143,904
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England41:13,929,515290,718
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

Buwal (12) may also be a first name.

Buwal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buwal is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buwal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Buwal is the 2,605,694th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 62 percent of Buwal are found; 58 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 45 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Buwal is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring forename internationally, borne by 12 people.

It is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 3,163,694. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 78 percent live, Soccsksargen, where 13 percent live and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 9 percent live. Barring The Philippines this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Buwal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Buwal surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Buwal earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.2% less than the national average, earning $20,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhuwal91110/
Buwale9111/
Bouwal9111/
Buiwal9110/
Buwall918/
Buswald8334/
Bußwald8323/
Bhauwal8321/
Bouhwal8311/
Bhouwal8310/
Bhujwal838/
Bouwale833/
Bhuwale833/
Buchwal832/
Bujwald831/
Bujwall831/
Buswalt831/
Bushwal831/
Buswall830/
Buval801,290/
Bowal80271/
Bubal80104/
Busswald779/
Buwaitel771/
Buchwalt771/
Bushwald770/
Bushwall770/
Bhowal735,602/
Bhuval73661/
Boubal73374/
Buival73353/
Buyval73229/
Bauval73204/
Bowall7353/
Bhubal7342/
Buvall7330/
Bouval7312/
Bhiwal7311/
Buvald739/
Buball734/
Beuval733/
Buwole733/
Buvale732/
Bubhal732/
Busval731/
Baubal731/
Bujwał731/
Bubail731/
Bowhal730/
Buwold730/
Buchwaldt71136/
Buschwald712/
Bouchwald710/
Buchwheal710/
Bouhbal67527/
Bowhall67246/
Bhauval6741/
Buswold6734/
Buchwał6717/
Bhaubal6717/
Bauvald6713/
Buubaal679/
Buhvald679/
Bhujval679/
Bhuvale675/
Buhvalt673/
Bhoowal673/
Boubail672/
Bhubhal672/
Boubeal671/
Bubaail671/
Bujbaal671/
Bujbhal671/
Bhuvaal671/
Bhoubal671/
Bhowwal671/
Bahuval671/
Buchval671/
Busveal670/

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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 Buwal
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