Buwana Surname

450,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 754 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Buwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia6541:202,21619,147
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Philippines251:4,049,529157,830
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Buwana (140) may also be a first name.

Buwana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buwana (Oriya: ବୁୱାନା) is most common in Indonesia. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buwana? popularity and diffusion

The surname Buwana is the 450,743rd most widespread last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 9,665,180 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Buwana reside; 90 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 87 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 781,395th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 140 people.

The last name Buwana is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 654 people, or 1 in 202,216. In Indonesia it is most common in: Central Java, where 24 percent live, East Java, where 23 percent live and West Java, where 22 percent live. Besides Indonesia this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live and The Philippines, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhuwana92112/
Buwanay923/
Bouwana922/
Bauwana922/
Buywana921/
Buwatna921/
Bouwaina8613/
Bhuwanaj861/
Buvana836,357/
Bubana83736/
Bowana8394/
Buwani8356/
Buwane8339/
Buwena836/
Bouwannas804/
Bhuvana77479/
Buewena7721/
Bouwane7721/
Bubhana7719/
Bhuwany7715/
Boubana7713/
Bouwani776/
Bhubana775/
Bujwane774/
Buwange773/
Buvanna773/
Bhuwane771/
Vujwana771/
Bouvana771/
Bauwane771/
Bubanna771/
Bhowana771/
Buwanyi771/
Buuvana771/
Bowanay770/
Bhuwanee7185/
Bouwanyi7121/
Bhujwane715/
Boubanna714/
Bhujwani713/
Mpuhwana711/
Bouwanou711/
Boubaina711/
Buyuanna711/
Bujwaino711/
Bhuvanna711/
Bhuvanad711/
Buvanadh711/
Busvanna711/
Buchwani711/
Bhubhana711/
Buwono671,840/
Bubane67618/
Bubanj67345/
Bowane67320/
Bubany6778/
Vuvana6753/
Bhuwanich6729/
Bowano6727/
Bouvagnat6727/
Buvane6722/
Buvani677/
Bhuvainay673/
Bowany672/
Vubana672/
Bouwangou671/
Buvany671/
Buhshwane671/
Bhuvanadh671/
Bowona671/
Bauchuana671/
Bauchwani671/
Buwanhout671/

Buwana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buwana in the Oriya language
ବୁୱାନାbuwana-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Buwana
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