Buá Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Angola

Buá Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buá Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

The alternate forms: Búa (19) are calculated separately.

Buá Last Name Facts

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

Buá has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may occur as: Búa. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buá? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Buá reside; 75 percent reside in South America and 75 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 71,358,111. Apart from Brazil Buá is found in one country. It is also common in Angola, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bu8089,540/
80836/
Búa7819/
Buňát7539/
Bui672,043,143/
Bux67637,794/
But6755,120/
Bau6742,782/
Bou6736,734/
Bud6712,004/
Bus677,932/
Beu676,750/
Bue675,590/
Buz674,813/
Buh674,381/
Buj674,202/
Buu673,291/
Buy673,044/
Bhu672,621/
Bup67981/
Buš67708/
Buş67145/
Buiová6762/
Buğ6753/
Buø6750/
Buș6746/
Bgu6740/
Buňová6734/
Hbu6717/
Buð6710/
Boá673/
Buś672/
Buò672/
Beá672/
Ặbu671/
Bếu671/
Buț671/
Buì671/

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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 Buá
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis