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

The surname Bu (Hindi: बु, Marathi: बु, Oriya: ବୁ) has its highest incidence in Cambodia. It may also be found in the variant forms: Bú, Bü or Bù. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

This surname is the 6,310^th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 81,389 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Bu are found; 61 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 30 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. Bu is also the 22,341^st most frequently used given name world-wide, held by 39,703 people.

The surname Bu is most frequent in Cambodia, where it is carried by 27,040 people, or 1 in 573. In Cambodia Bu is most frequent in: Phnom Penh, where 14 percent are found, Kampong Speu Province, where 9 percent are found and Kandal Province, where 9 percent are found. Barring Cambodia this last name occurs in 121 countries. It is also found in Vietnam, where 26 percent are found and China, where 9 percent are found.

Bu Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Bu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bu last name expanded 8,708 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 883 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bu Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (67%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (56%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Bu last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 8.92% less than the national average, earning 315,203 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 64.05% more than the national average, earning R 389,844 per year; in United States they earn 8.31% more than the national average, earning $46,735 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.74% more than the national average, earning $52,039 CAD per year.