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 more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buabu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Buabu is the 487,389th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 10,701,242 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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. Buabu is also the 1,504,468th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 45 people.

It is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 650 people, or 1 in 113,661. Without taking into account The DR Congo Buabu exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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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