Bua Surname

23,829th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,716 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Bua Surname User-submission:

This is an Italian patronymic surname meaning 'son of Bovo'.

Bua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda5,7061:6,8421,198
Italy3,5681:17,1402,926
Indonesia3,5541:37,2114,323
Cambodia1,9651:7,881864
Nigeria1,2751:138,9358,946
United States9341:388,07234,138
Philippines7821:129,46122,082
Spain7671:60,9545,531
India4731:1,621,70359,529
Argentina4471:95,6238,055
Papua New Guinea4211:19,3671,985
Malawi3921:43,6716,239
Solomon Islands3571:1,625111
Vietnam3561:260,2421,082
Cameroon3281:63,3208,055
France2541:261,50740,317
DR Congo1981:373,12932,235
Taiwan1321:177,6121,558
Thailand981:720,799118,830
Norway911:56,5098,100
Malaysia791:373,34519,730
Uruguay791:43,4404,931
Botswana611:35,8517,015
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
England301:1,857,26974,552
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Latvia211:97,62113,922
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Venezuela181:1,678,00421,578
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Albania131:224,15814,039
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Armenia51:586,03610,281
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
China31:455,773,85521,925
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Bua (23,972) may also be a first name.

Bua Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is an Italian patronymic surname meaning 'son of Bovo'.

- curiousme

Bua Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bua Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Bua (Hindi: बुआ, Oriya: ବୁଆ, Russian: Буа) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bua.

How Common Is The Last Name Bua? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bua is the 23,829th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 320,811 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 35 percent of Bua live; 29 percent live in Southeast Asia and 24 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 33,061st most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 23,972 people.

Bua is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 5,706 people, or 1 in 6,842. In Uganda Bua is primarily found in: Oyam District, where 26 percent live, Alebtong District, where 21 percent live and Lira District, where 16 percent live. Beside Uganda it exists in 77 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 16 percent live and Indonesia, where 16 percent live.

Bua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Bua last name is principally Christian (80%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Bua are 3.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.86% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bua earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 26.14% less than the national average, earning €22,181 per year; in Norway they earn 41.84% more than the national average, earning 490,888 kr per year; in United States they earn 24.99% more than the national average, earning $53,934 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.99% more than the national average, earning $54,646 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buay868,921/
Buat864,611/
Buas86600/
Bhua86571/
Buaz8675/
Buap8663/
Buač8657/
Buae8638/
Buea8636/
Buaa8632/
Buad8616/
Buaj867/
Buoa864/
Bouha755,727/
Bhuea751,318/
Buhaj75373/
Buhač75362/
Buaat75359/
Buaas75121/
Buhać7579/
Buhaș7544/
Buatt7528/
Buaai7519/
Bhuah7515/
Buash759/
Buach759/
Bouea758/
Bhuay757/
Bhuae756/
Buaou755/
Buayh754/
Buhaş754/
Bhuad754/
Buaph752/
Bueha752/
Buaad751/
Buaaa751/
Bua'e751/
Buahs751/
Buahy751/
Buass751/
Buaau751/
Buaee751/
Buaie750/
Buays750/
Pua6721,296/
Vua676,049/
Buo673,826/
Bba672,559/
Fua672,328/
Bouhah671,672/
Bouhaj67660/
Bouhad67567/
Bouhas67481/
Bwa67368/
Bouhai67222/
Bva6716/
Buhach6713/
Bouhat6711/
Vba679/
Buhasz678/
Buhaid676/
Buhooa675/
Buhahe673/
Buhoha672/
Bouhaz671/
Buhays671/
Bhuhas671/
Bhhuea671/
Buhaip671/
Buahay671/
Bhuadh671/
Bhuhad671/
Buaash670/
Bouhay670/

Bua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bua in the Hindi language
बुआbu'a96
बुाbua2
बूाbua1
Bua in the Oriya language
ବୁଆbu'a88.89
ବୁଆାଇଁbuaa'im11.11
Bua in the Russian language
Буаbua-

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