Buwang Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Buwang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buwang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Büwang (3) are calculated separately.

Buwang (2,242) may also be a first name.

Buwang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buwang has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may occur in the variant forms: Büwang. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buwang? popularity and diffusion

The surname Buwang is the 2,909,720th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name Buwang occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Buwang live; 91 percent live in Southeast Asia and 71 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 157,781st most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 2,242 people.

The surname is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 6,960,484. In Indonesia Buwang is mostly found in: Central Java, where 100 percent live. Other than Indonesia this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 18 percent live and Malaysia, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Büwang943/
Buiwang925/
Bouwang921/
Bubang83247/
Bowang8353/
Buvang8312/
Buwong837/
Vuwang831/
Buyuang774,917/
Busuang77106/
Bouvang7722/
Boubang7713/
Boowang7712/
Boewang771/
Baubang771/
Bouwanke7141/
Buhtvang714/
Bhubhang711/
Boowwang711/
Bousuang711/
Bushuang711/
Bousvang711/
Bubong67655/
Bowong6711/
Bubank676/
Vuwong675/
Buvong671/
Bubanc671/
Bhuvasingh633/
Bouveng62157/
Boubong6214/
Butvong6212/
Bhubank627/
Bowoung621/
Boweing621/
Voubang621/
Buibong621/
Baubong621/
Bubongg621/
Boutvong574/
Boowwong571/
Bouboung571/
Boubeing571/
Bhubhank571/

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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 Buwang
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