Buwan Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Buwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 21 | 1:4,820,868 | 168,058 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Buwan (749) may also be a first name.
Buwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Buwan (Hindi: भुवन) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buwan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,460,878th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Buwan reside; 57 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 31 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Buwan is also the 300,342nd most frequently held first name internationally, held by 749 people.
This surname is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 4,820,868. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Western Visayas, where 38 percent live, Central Visayas, where 19 percent live and Soccsksargen, where 14 percent live. Outside of The Philippines it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 31 percent live and Indonesia, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Buwan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Buwan in the Hindi language | ||
| भुवन | bhuvana | 80 |
| बउवन | ba'uvana | 20 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Buwan
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