Buwar Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Buwar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buwar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
Liberia321:137,76710,163
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
India71:109,580,769786,157
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Buwar (152) may also be a first name.

Buwar Last Name Facts

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

Buwar (Hindi: बुवार) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Buwar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buwar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,931,261st most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. The surname Buwar occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Buwar reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 37 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 746,252nd most frequently held given name in the world, held by 152 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 5,210,081. In Nigeria Buwar is primarily concentrated in: Yobe, where 94 percent reside, Borno, where 3 percent reside and Plateau, where 3 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Buwar exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 34 percent reside and Indonesia, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhuwar9126/
Bouwar918/
Buware912/
Buhwar911/
Buward911/
Bouhwar83120/
Bouward839/
Bouware836/
Bhuiwar834/
Bhuwaar831/
Bhuware831/
Bauwart831/
Busware830/
Bouswar830/
Bubar801,839/
Bowar80681/
Buvar807/
Buwor802/
Bushware774/
Bouhware773/
Buchward772/
Buhwaire771/
Bhushwar771/
Bujwaire771/
Bousware770/
Bhuvar73368/
Buvarp73251/
Bubear73209/
Buibar73166/
Bhowar7395/
Bhubar7357/
Boubar7354/
Bubaar7335/
Bouwor7329/
Bubair739/
Bouvar734/
Buvair734/
Busvar733/
Boewar732/
Buvare732/
Buvart731/
Baubar731/
Buwore731/
Bauvar731/
Bowhar731/
Buvatr731/
Buvard731/
Bubhar731/
Buwort730/
Buchwardt7133/
Buchwarth711/
Bauwhardt711/
Bhuishwar711/
Bouvard675,432/
Bouvart671,297/
Bhuvatr671,190/
Bhuibar67182/
Bhoewar67102/
Bhuivar6789/
Beuvard6745/
Bauvair6720/
Boubaar6718/
Bhaubar6714/
Buwoire6710/
Bhuvare6710/
Bushuar679/
Bouweir678/
Bauvard674/
Bhuvair674/
Bhauvar673/
Beuvart672/
Boubair672/
Buweire672/
Buibhar672/
Bujbarh671/
Bouvair671/
Bhubhar671/
Beubhar671/
Buiuhar671/
Baubaar671/
Bauword670/
Bouvarr670/
Bouhvar670/

Buwar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buwar in the Hindi language
बुवारbuvara-

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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 Buwar
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