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 surname Babushka (Russian: Бабушка) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Babushka.

How Common Is The Last Name Babushka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 809,613th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,123,321 people. The last name Babushka is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Babushka reside; 81 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 80 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 542,091st most commonly occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 269 people.

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

Babushka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Babushka surname is principally Orthodox (89%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Babushka surname are 9.63% more likely to be registered with the Communist Party Party than The US average, with 37.14% registered with the political 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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