Buwana Surname
Approximately 754 people bear this surname
Buwana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 654 | 1:202,216 | 19,147 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Philippines | 25 | 1:4,049,529 | 157,830 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhuwana | 92 | 112 | / |
| Buwanay | 92 | 3 | / |
| Bouwana | 92 | 2 | / |
| Bauwana | 92 | 2 | / |
| Buywana | 92 | 1 | / |
| Buwatna | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bouwaina | 86 | 13 | / |
| Bhuwanaj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Buvana | 83 | 6,357 | / |
| Bubana | 83 | 736 | / |
| Bowana | 83 | 94 | / |
| Buwani | 83 | 56 | / |
| Buwane | 83 | 39 | / |
| Buwena | 83 | 6 | / |
| Bouwannas | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bhuvana | 77 | 479 | / |
| Buewena | 77 | 21 | / |
| Bouwane | 77 | 21 | / |
| Bubhana | 77 | 19 | / |
| Bhuwany | 77 | 15 | / |
| Boubana | 77 | 13 | / |
| Bouwani | 77 | 6 | / |
| Bhubana | 77 | 5 | / |
| Bujwane | 77 | 4 | / |
| Buwange | 77 | 3 | / |
| Buvanna | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bhuwane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vujwana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouvana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bauwane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bubanna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bhowana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buwanyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buuvana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bowanay | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bhuwanee | 71 | 85 | / |
| Bouwanyi | 71 | 21 | / |
| Bhujwane | 71 | 5 | / |
| Boubanna | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bhujwani | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mpuhwana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouwanou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boubaina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buyuanna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bujwaino | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bhuvanna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bhuvanad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buvanadh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Busvanna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buchwani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bhubhana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buwono | 67 | 1,840 | / |
| Bubane | 67 | 618 | / |
| Bubanj | 67 | 345 | / |
| Bowane | 67 | 320 | / |
| Bubany | 67 | 78 | / |
| Vuvana | 67 | 53 | / |
| Bhuwanich | 67 | 29 | / |
| Bowano | 67 | 27 | / |
| Bouvagnat | 67 | 27 | / |
| Buvane | 67 | 22 | / |
| Buvani | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bhuvainay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bowany | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vubana | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bouwangou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buvany | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buhshwane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhuvanadh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bowona | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bauchuana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bauchwani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buwanhout | 67 | 1 | / |
Buwana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Buwana in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୁୱାନା | buwana | - |
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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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- 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 Buwana
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