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

Bu (Hindi: बु, Marathi: बु, Oriya: ବୁ) is carried by more people in Cambodia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Bú, Bü or Bù. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

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

This last name is the 6,310^th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 81,389 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Bu live; 61 percent live in Southeast Asia and 30 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 22,341^st most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 39,703 people.

This last name is most widely held in Cambodia, where it is carried by 27,040 people, or 1 in 573. In Cambodia Bu is primarily found in: Phnom Penh, where 14 percent reside, Kampong Speu Province, where 9 percent reside and Kandal Province, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Cambodia this surname is found in 121 countries. It also occurs in Vietnam, where 26 percent reside and China, where 9 percent reside.

Bu Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Bu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bu last name increased 8,708 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 883 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bu Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those holding the Bu surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.55% registered with 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.