Bu Surname

6,310th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89,540 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Bu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia27,0401:573149
Vietnam22,9151:4,043181
China8,1251:168,286231
Saudi Arabia7,7121:4,001537
India3,4451:222,66013,162
Indonesia2,7931:47,3505,339
Honduras2,2651:3,892440
Myanmar1,9831:26,192466
United Arab Emirates1,9201:4,772604
Pakistan1,4011:127,5123,671
Taiwan1,3341:17,575262
Thailand1,2971:54,4636,557
United States1,0451:346,85131,135
Malaysia8991:32,8082,775
Bangladesh8111:196,4946,734
Bahrain7791:1,731254
Japan5521:231,6029,714
Kuwait5011:7,5861,062
Papua New Guinea3291:24,7832,742
Norway2941:17,4912,169
Qatar2651:8,898975
Canada2091:176,29517,615
Australia1761:153,38516,171
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Hong Kong981:74,8521,406
Cuba921:125,2473,365
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Germany801:1,006,31869,119
Singapore771:71,5292,869
Lithuania551:55,1748,688
England531:1,051,28451,324
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Panama451:86,9393,484
Mexico421:2,955,38622,751
Philippines391:2,595,852132,893
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Uzbekistan331:937,24718,607
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
France301:2,214,091176,965
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
South Korea261:1,970,779449
Italy251:2,446,26894,040
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
El Salvador151:422,9262,747
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Lebanon121:469,75712,312
Oman121:307,3314,704
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Solomon Islands121:48,3369,616
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Colombia111:4,343,09717,306
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Israel111:777,96750,646
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Libya91:693,7751,982
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Finland71:785,24338,644
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Wales51:618,90625,852
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Malta41:107,5681,849
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belize11:355,4743,977
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
San Marino11:33,214932
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: (7), (5) & (2) are calculated separately.

Bu (39,703) may also be a first name.

Bu Last Name Facts

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: , or . For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,310th 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 22,341st 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
837/
835/
832/
Bui802,043,143/
Bux80637,794/
But8055,120/
Bau8042,782/
Bou8036,734/
Bud8012,004/
Bus807,932/
Beu806,750/
Buz804,813/
Buh804,381/
Buj804,202/
Buu803,291/
Buy803,044/
Bhu802,621/
Bup80981/
Buš80708/
Buş80145/
Buğ8053/
Buø8050/
Buș8046/
Bgu8040/
Hbu8017/
Buð8010/
Buá804/
Buś802/
Buì801/
Ặbu801/
Bếu801/
Buț801/
Butt67364,815/
Bush67144,795/
Bahu6733,481/
Buss6728,390/
Budd6724,382/
Buch6723,506/
Buys6722,469/
Bouh6721,069/
Bhui6714,327/
Baud6710,408/
Buis678,725/
Baus677,812/
Budh675,562/
Bout674,813/
Bhau674,088/
Bult672,861/
Buğa672,664/
Baux672,406/
Baut672,148/
Bhut672,109/
Bous672,085/
Buuh671,996/
Bouy671,919/
Beus671,760/
Boud671,484/
Bupp671,443/
Bouz671,395/
Bhuj671,221/
Buit67988/
Bust67976/
Boux67802/
Bohu67576/
Bouj67576/
Baup67540/
Buid67484/
Buux67471/
Beup67414/
Buić67410/
Bușe67392/
Bauz67379/
Bauß67341/
Bujh67219/
Bubp67213/
Bhus67192/
Bhup67191/
Bauć67144/
Bhou67133/
Buiz67128/
Bhud67118/
Budt6797/
Buzz6780/
Beut6773/
Beuß6771/
Boup6767/
Buňa6752/
Buøy6746/
Buđa6741/
Buih6741/
Buås6739/
Bauh6738/
Bhuy6731/
Bouß6729/
Hbou6729/
Bušs6728/
Buij6725/
Beuz6724/
Busd6721/
Håbu6718/
Buue6717/
Buyh6715/
Beud6715/
Buyt6714/
Bheu6712/
Beue6712/
Bauu679/
Butd679/
Hbui678/
Bauş677/
Butp676/
Hbau675/
Buța675/
Bhuu674/
Bhuz674/
Bhuh674/
Buyd674/
Buyz674/
Buÿs674/
Buiy674/
Hbuh674/
Buzt674/
Buhh673/
Buph673/
Bujs673/
Bu'a673/
Bujj672/
Hbud672/
Buhy672/
Butė672/
Bujd672/
Buui672/
Buhj672/
Busj671/
Bhhu671/
Bu'e671/
Bhux671/
Hbus671/
Bujt671/
Buzė671/
Budp671/
Bouï671/
Bhuí671/
Bhgu671/
Bgau671/
Hhbu671/
Hbhu671/
Hbuz671/

Bu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bu in the Oriya language
ବୁbu-
Bu in the Marathi language
बुbu92
बूbu8
Bu in the Hindi language
बुbu45.89
बूbu41.78
बुआbu'a12.33

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