Albu Surname

16,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,499 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Albu Surname Definition:

“White” in Portuguese. See Albuquerque.

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Albu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania25,3121:793102
Moldova2,9451:1,209100
Iran1,6931:45,3535,158
Spain7591:61,5975,585
United States6201:584,61147,805
Ukraine3131:145,44020,326
Russia2451:588,25752,149
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Canada1631:226,04721,702
Belgium1511:76,13712,057
England1071:520,73032,731
Tanzania1021:519,03534,109
Transnistria941:5,050881
Italy881:694,96259,648
Germany881:914,83564,706
Hungary661:148,73113,450
Papua New Guinea561:145,60220,089
France471:1,413,249138,595
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Serbia461:155,32510,561
Austria321:266,10730,958
Greece311:357,41349,581
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Sweden161:615,42245,338
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Kazakhstan141:1,263,03568,752
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Oman41:921,9937,313
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Albu (138) may also be a first name.

Albu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“White” in Portuguese. See Albuquerque.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

User-submitted Reference

Romanian: literally translates to 'the white'.

- theangrybarrel

This surname means 'white' in Romanian.

- deleted-173293

Albu Last Name Facts

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

Albu (Georgian: ალბუ, Hindi: अल्बु, Marathi: अलबु, Russian: Албу) is found in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Albu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Albu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Albu is the 16,570th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 217,545 people. The last name Albu is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Albu live; 86 percent live in Eastern Europe and 84 percent live in Romanian Europe. Albu is also the 787,636th most frequent forename world-wide It is held by 138 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is borne by 25,312 people, or 1 in 793. In Romania Albu is most prevalent in: Bucharest Municipality, where 10 percent are found, Sibiu County, where 5 percent are found and Iași County, where 5 percent are found. Other than Romania it exists in 70 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 9 percent are found and Iran, where 5 percent are found.

Albu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Albu has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Albu last name increased 2,140 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Albu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Albu surname is predominantly Orthodox (77%) in Russia and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Albu last name are 3.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.82% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Albu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 70.78% less than the national average, earning €8,775 per year; in South Africa they earn 64.48% less than the national average, earning R 84,420 per year; in United States they earn 9.53% more than the national average, earning $47,260 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.14% less than the national average, earning $49,612 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Albus894,478/
Albou89600/
Albuz89516/
Albut89377/
Aalbu89222/
Albud8952/
Albau8932/
Galbu8931/
Albui8930/
Albuț8927/
Albuh898/
Albuy895/
Halbu894/
Albuj891/
Albuş891/
Albuș891/
Albeu890/
Albouy803,752/
Albutt80727/
Albeus80553/
Albaut80244/
Albouz80236/
Allbut80173/
Galbau80154/
Albuğa80132/
Albush8029/
Albust8025/
Albuit8020/
Albout8019/
Albaud8016/
Albaux8016/
Alboud8014/
Albouh809/
Albuch807/
Albous804/
Albaus803/
Halbut802/
Albuis802/
Halbou802/
Galbou802/
Aalbus801/
Allbux801/
Albeuz801/
Albuud801/
Albuzz801/
Allbus800/
Alvu7547/
Olbu7522/
Albó7518/
Alwu7512/
Elbu754/
Halbout73861/
Allbutt73437/
Alboush73290/
Albouys7378/
Halbaut7356/
Albault7344/
Albouts7320/
Halbous7310/
Albouch736/
Albouha735/
Alhbouz735/
Halbouz733/
Albauth733/
Ailbout733/
Albouss732/
Halbush732/
Halbutt731/
Halbuth731/
Albuhie731/
Aalbouh731/
Gaulbui731/
Albouhy731/
Halboup731/
Halbust730/
Albauht730/
Albauch730/
Albusch730/
Alboo67397/
Alvau67216/
Alvut6751/
Aalbouch6728/
Alwau6718/
Olbut6714/
Elbau6714/
Ayselbuz6712/
Alwou6711/
Olbuz678/
Holbu677/
Halbouch675/
Hallbuis674/
Alvus673/
Alboe673/
Alwui672/
Olbus671/
Albão671/
Alvui671/
Almpu671/
Elbeu671/
Elbuj671/
Elbuy671/

Albu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Albu in the Georgian language
ალბუalbu-
Albu in the Hindi language
अल्बुalbu-
Albu in the Marathi language
अलबुalabu-
Albu in the Russian language
Албуalbu-

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