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 surname Buwan (Hindi: भुवन) is most common in The Philippines. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Buwan.
How Common Is The Last Name Buwan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,460,878th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. This surname is primarily found 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 common first name at a global level. It is borne by 749 people.
The surname Buwan is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 4,820,868. In The Philippines Buwan is most frequent in: Western Visayas, where 38 percent are found, Central Visayas, where 19 percent are found and Soccsksargen, where 14 percent are found. Outside of The Philippines it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 31 percent are found and Indonesia, where 11 percent are found.
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
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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 Buwan
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