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Where Does The Last Name Babu Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Babu (Arabic: بابو, Bengali: বাবু, Hindi: बाबू, Marathi: बाबू, Oriya: ବାବୁ, Russian: Бабу, Tibetan: བ་བུ་) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Babú, Băbu or Bãbü. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Babu? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Babu is the 750^th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,242 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Babu live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 60 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 859^th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 1,025,019 people.

The surname is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 425,950 people, or 1 in 1,801. In India it is mostly found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 35 percent reside, Kerala, where 20 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 12 percent reside. Apart from India this last name exists in 153 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 24 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent reside.

Babu Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Babu has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 45,417 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Babu Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (50%) in Russia and Christian (91%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Babu surname are 6.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.67% registered with the party.

The amount Babu earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 12.95% more than the national average, earning R 268,404 per year; in United States they earn 31.03% more than the national average, earning $56,536 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.02% more than the national average, earning $53,669 CAD per year.