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) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Babushka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Babushka is the 809,613th most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 21,123,321 people. Babushka occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Babushka are found; 81 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 80 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 542,091st most commonly held forename on earth. It is borne by 269 people.

It is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 272 people, or 1 in 529,864. In Russia Babushka is primarily found in: Moscow, where 30 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 13 percent are found and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 4 percent are found. Other than Russia this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 8 percent are found and Belarus, where 6 percent are found.

Babushka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Babushka surname is predominantly 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% being 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Babushka
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