Buwin Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

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

Buwin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buwin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Buwin (7) may also be a first name.

Buwin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buwin occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Buwin.

How Common Is The Last Name Buwin? popularity and diffusion

Buwin is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Buwin is predominantly found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Buwin reside; 67 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 67 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Buwin is also the 4,548,448th most frequently occurring given name internationally, borne by 7 people.

The last name Buwin is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea Buwin is primarily concentrated in: Morobe, where 50 percent are found, Bougainville, where 25 percent are found and Enga, where 25 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 17 percent are found and Poland, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bauwin91577/
Bouwin9115/
Buwn891/
Buswink839/
Bouwine835/
Bouwein832/
Bauwein831/
Bouwain831/
Buswing831/
Bujwine831/
Bushwin831/
Bouwien831/
Bowin80649/
Bubin80416/
Buwen8054/
Buwne802/
Buwuhing771/
Bouweine771/
Bouwen73749/
Boubin73148/
Bowien73122/
Bauwen7386/
Baubin7381/
Bouwyn7380/
Boewin7311/
Buiven737/
Beubin737/
Bhuiwn733/
Boowin733/
Buybin732/
Bowinn731/
Bieuin731/
Bown678,341/
Bouwene6746/
Bujuing674/
Bouweng674/
Bauweng673/
Bouhuin671/
Bouwenn671/
Buyuhin671/
Bouwean671/

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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 Buwin
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