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

The last name Babu (Arabic: بابو, Bengali: বাবু, Hindi: बाबू, Marathi: बाबू, Oriya: ବାବୁ, Russian: Бабу, Tibetan: བ་བུ་) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Babú, Băbu or Bãbü. Click here for other potential spellings of Babu.

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

This surname is the 750^th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,242 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Babu are found; 86 percent are found in South Asia and 60 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Babu is also the 859^th most common first name at a global level, held by 1,025,019 people.

This last name is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 425,950 people, or 1 in 1,801. In India Babu is most numerous in: Uttar Pradesh, where 35 percent are found, Kerala, where 20 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 12 percent are found. Excluding India this surname exists in 153 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 24 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent are found.

Babu Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Babu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Babu last name grew 45,417 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Babu Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States Babu are 6.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.67% registered with the political 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.