Buddy Forename
18,266th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 50,819 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda
Buddy Forename Definition:
A Colloquial name, meaning: A diminutive of brother: comrade; mate.
Buddy Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 42,584 | 1:8,513 | 982 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 1,759 | 1:146,654 | 15,279 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1,515 | 1:20,338 | 2,686 |
| Philippines | 99% | 1,376 | 1:77,042 | 4,769 |
| Canada | 100% | 688 | 1:48,159 | 3,209 |
| Egypt | 61% | 499 | 1:184,170 | 7,018 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 358 | 1:58,098 | 5,853 |
| India | 72% | 246 | 1:4,938,528 | 189,665 |
| Netherlands | 98% | 204 | 1:82,853 | 4,621 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 138 | 1:1,286,698 | 29,889 |
| South Africa | 84% | 134 | 1:406,960 | 20,792 |
| Chile | 100% | 108 | 1:163,030 | 3,302 |
| Afghanistan | 67% | 107 | 1:304,893 | 6,472 |
| England | 100% | 102 | 1:545,127 | 11,242 |
| New Zealand | - | 97 | 1:46,763 | 2,618 |
| Australia | - | 84 | 1:162,591 | 4,608 |
| China | - | 77 | 1:17,740,984 | 60,205 |
| Kuwait | - | 76 | 1:49,806 | 4,237 |
| Papua New Guinea | 98% | 56 | 1:145,577 | 12,807 |
| Germany | 100% | 47 | 1:2,056,976 | 11,777 |
| Qatar | 67% | 46 | 1:51,513 | 6,571 |
| Malaysia | 89% | 42 | 1:724,999 | 28,233 |
| Japan | - | 41 | 1:3,121,611 | 23,282 |
| Zimbabwe | 92% | 35 | 1:440,680 | 20,789 |
| Peru | 100% | 33 | 1:963,377 | 13,103 |
| Namibia | - | 31 | 1:77,554 | 3,985 |
| Zambia | - | 30 | 1:528,493 | 11,862 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 21 | 1:3,515,600 | 73,131 |
| Botswana | - | 16 | 1:136,528 | 10,720 |
| Thailand | 100% | 14 | 1:5,004,701 | 92,981 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 14 | 1:510,857 | 17,236 |
| Brazil | 100% | 13 | 1:16,479,704 | 171,823 |
| Hong Kong | - | 13 | 1:596,363 | 4,636 |
| Bermuda | - | 11 | 1:5,893 | 898 |
| Singapore | - | 11 | 1:571,550 | 11,876 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 11 | 1:2,745,627 | 44,124 |
| Russia | 100% | 10 | 1:14,423,370 | 48,053 |
| Belgium | 100% | 9 | 1:1,276,671 | 14,181 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 8 | 1:2,971,210 | 60,968 |
| Guyana | - | 7 | 1:109,037 | 8,020 |
| Liberia | 100% | 7 | 1:630,294 | 15,835 |
| France | - | 6 | 1:11,078,390 | 32,981 |
| Kenya | - | 6 | 1:7,717,852 | 32,954 |
| Mexico | 100% | 6 | 1:20,690,738 | 47,722 |
| Sweden | 100% | 6 | 1:1,642,984 | 27,315 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 6 | 1:226,903 | 11,844 |
| Bangladesh | - | 4 | 1:39,865,342 | 24,379 |
| Iraq | - | 4 | 1:8,754,465 | 16,071 |
| Marshall Islands | 67% | 4 | 1:12,808 | 1,787 |
| Morocco | - | 4 | 1:8,587,159 | 11,086 |
| Norway | - | 4 | 1:1,283,082 | 16,224 |
| Oman | - | 4 | 1:1,027,167 | 6,577 |
| South Korea | - | 4 | 1:1,386,105 | 20,690 |
| Ireland | 75% | 3 | 1:1,547,840 | 7,573 |
| Ecuador | - | 3 | 1:5,908,973 | 18,111 |
| Pakistan | - | 3 | 1:64,785,893 | 186,184 |
| Scotland | - | 3 | 1:1,783,455 | 14,297 |
| Spain | - | 3 | 1:15,509,988 | 21,126 |
| Bahamas | - | 2 | 1:199,685 | 2,758 |
| Bolivia | - | 2 | 1:5,300,702 | 6,605 |
| Colombia | - | 2 | 1:23,889,463 | 63,722 |
| Czechia | 95% | 2 | 1:5,328,081 | 8,108 |
| Israel | 100% | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 2 | 1:8,873,422 | 35,327 |
| Nauru | 100% | 2 | 1:5,964 | 459 |
| Panama | - | 2 | 1:1,953,278 | 31,007 |
| Romania | - | 2 | 1:10,025,988 | 47,037 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 2 | 1:290,478 | 6,813 |
| Uganda | 50% | 2 | 1:20,478,460 | 91,660 |
| Vietnam | - | 2 | 1:46,311,556 | 7,272 |
| Yemen | - | 2 | 1:13,148,376 | 10,677 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Belarus | 50% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Congo | - | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Cuba | - | 1 | 1:11,506,552 | 13,531 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Italy | 93% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Lebanon | - | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Malawi | - | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Maldives | - | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Monaco | - | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| New Caledonia | - | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Nicaragua | - | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 1 | 1:54,668 | 1,803 |
| Poland | 100% | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Samoa | - | 1 | 1:195,190 | 1,348 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Wales | - | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
The alternate forms: Büddy (1) are calculated separately.
Buddy (363) may also be a surname.
Buddy Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Colloquial name, meaning: A diminutive of brother: comrade; mate.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Buddy Forename Popularity
Buddy Demographics
Average Buddy Salary in
United States
$39,141 USD
Per year
Rank:
264,431 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.0109814
Rank: 987 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
89.92%
Sample size: 23,128 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
Phonetically Similar Names
Buddy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Buddy in the Russian language | ||
| Будды | buddy | - |
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