Buabu Surname

487,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Buabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6501:113,66112,476
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Buabu (45) may also be a first name.

Buabu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buabu (Hindi: बूाबू) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Buabu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Buabu is the 487,389th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 10,701,242 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Buabu are found; 95 percent are found in Central Africa and 95 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,504,468th most prevalent given name globally. It is borne by 45 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 650 people, or 1 in 113,661. Beside The DR Congo it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buabut911,526/
Buabud9197/
Buabuz912/
Buhabu911/
Buabuth838/
Buabust834/
Buawu80171/
Bwabu80113/
Puabu8075/
Fuabu8021/
Bbabu8020/
Buobu802/
Bvabu801/
Phuabu73623/
Mpuabu73157/
Buobou737/
Bwabuy735/
Bweabu731/
Buobut731/
Fuabui731/
Vbaabu731/
Bouhabous711/
Buabooy671/
Vuavu60157/
Pwabu601/
Pwabut55251/
Puawut554/
Vvaabu553/
Phuawut5062/

Buabu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buabu in the Hindi language
बूाबूbuabu-

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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
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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 Buabu
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