Babushka Surname

809,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Babushka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Babushka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2721:529,86448,223
Ukraine261:1,750,873130,688
Belarus201:475,05345,383
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Babushka (269) may also be a first name.

Babushka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Babushka (Russian: Бабушка) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Babushka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 809,613th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 21,123,321 people. The surname Babushka occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Babushka reside; 81 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 80 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Babushka is also the 542,091st most numerous forename world-wide It is held by 269 people.

Babushka is most frequently held in Russia, where it is borne by 272 people, or 1 in 529,864. In Russia Babushka is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 30 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 13 percent reside and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Russia Babushka is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 8 percent reside and Belarus, where 6 percent reside.

Babushka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Babushka last name is chiefly Orthodox (89%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Babushka last name are 9.63% more likely to be registered Communist Partys than The US average, with 37.14% registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Babushka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Babushka in the Russian language
Бабушкаbabuska-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Babushka
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