Al Bu Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Oman

Al Bu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Bu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran531:1,448,72758,350
Oman51:737,5946,889
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France11:66,422,722504,397
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Al Bu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Al Bu is most common in Iran. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Bu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Al Bu is the 2,352,516th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Al Bu are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 80 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

The surname Al Bu is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 1,448,727. In Iran Al Bu is most common in: Khuzestan Province, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Iran Al Bu occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Oman, where 8 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Bou91934/
Al Buz91421/
Al Bau9126/
Al Bui912/
Al Bush83878/
Al Bouz835/
Al Bous831/
Al Bhut831/
Al Butt831/
Al Buha831/
Al Bout831/
Al Budd831/
Al Buzz831/
Al Boush778/
Al Bouha771/
Al Bouch771/
Al-Bou7362/
Al Boo7322/
Al-Bau738/
Al-Bui731/
Al-Buh731/
Al-Bush6721/
Al-Bous676/
Al-Bout671/
Al-Boush621/
Al-Wus5527/
Al-Boo5514/

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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 Al Bu
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