Bub Surname

114,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,027 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Bub Surname User-submission:

South German origin, likely a nickname for a 'boy,' 'servant,' or 'farmhand'

Bub Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,3081:61,5497,906
India1,1511:666,43431,316
United States9401:385,59533,973
France1041:638,68083,098
Russia981:1,470,643101,259
Cambodia941:164,7572,849
Canada461:800,99162,809
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Ukraine261:1,750,873130,688
Kazakhstan171:1,040,14760,802
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
England151:3,714,537119,675
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2051:244,96920,381

The alternate forms: Büb (1) are calculated separately.

Bub (1,377) may also be a first name.

Bub Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

South German origin, likely a nickname for a 'boy,' 'servant,' or 'farmhand'

- ethantownsend

Bub Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bub (Bengali: বুব, Hindi: बूब, Marathi: बुब, Russian: Буб) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Büb. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bub? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 114,765th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,809,671 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 38 percent of Bub live; 35 percent live in Western Europe and 33 percent live in Germanic Europe. Bub is also the 211,031st most common first name world-wide, held by 1,377 people.

It is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 1,308 people, or 1 in 61,549. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 22 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 20 percent are found and Hesse, where 18 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 52 countries. It also occurs in India, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 23 percent are found.

Bub Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bub has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 459 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bub Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (60%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Bub last name are 7.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.97% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bub earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 157.66% more than the national average, earning R 612,288 per year; in United States they earn 8.02% more than the national average, earning $46,609 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.46% more than the national average, earning $63,328 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Büb891/
Boub86981/
Bubt86634/
Baub86256/
Bubp86213/
Bubs8616/
Bhub8612/
Buub869/
Bubh867/
Butb864/
Bujb864/
Busb863/
Buib862/
Beub862/
Hbub861/
Bubz861/
Buyb861/
Bubd861/
Busbs75122/
Bhubh7555/
Bubch756/
Bubsh754/
Boubs752/
Boubt751/
Boubd751/
Buibs751/
Bahub751/
Baubh751/
Buubs751/
Bubss750/
Bob6736,425/
Bup67981/
Buf67437/
Wub67387/
Buv67184/
Bubová6768/
Bubova6742/
Buw6732/
Bób6724/
Vub6716/
Bhaubh673/
Bousbt671/

Bub Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bub in the Bengali language
বুবbuba-
Bub in the Hindi language
बूबbuba87.6
बुबbuba12.4
Bub in the Marathi language
बुबbuba81.79
बूबbuba18.21
Bub in the Russian language
Бубbub-

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