Buba Surname

3,511th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159,610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Buba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria145,2621:1,219160
Cameroon3,4951:5,943722
DR Congo2,2921:32,2344,013
Angola1,9721:13,6861,647
Gambia1,4701:1,308173
Poland6101:62,3099,783
Brazil5431:394,24415,036
Philippines5261:192,46830,602
Russia4101:351,52034,823
Indonesia4091:323,34828,355
India2501:3,068,26291,248
Somalia2451:54,9062,420
South Africa2251:240,79024,675
United States2131:1,701,685112,840
Ukraine2061:220,98429,463
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Albania1581:18,4433,197
Tanzania1061:499,44933,339
Turkey1031:755,54837,701
Germany1021:789,26958,234
France951:699,18788,446
England811:687,87739,238
Czechia791:134,60121,287
Pakistan771:2,320,05020,958
Northern Cyprus731:4,370810
Belarus531:179,26523,543
Belgium481:239,51329,891
Canada381:969,62173,252
Romania341:590,52642,844
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Kazakhstan211:842,02452,736
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Georgia111:340,50414,961
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Congo51:997,81917,129
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Somaliland41:875,0461,198
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Malta41:107,5681,849
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Bubă (34) are calculated separately.

Buba (103,589) may also be a first name.

Buba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buba (Georgian: ბუბა, Hindi: बूबा, Marathi: बुबा, Oriya: ବୁବା, Russian: Буба) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Bubă. Click here for further potential spellings of Buba.

How Common Is The Last Name Buba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,511th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 45,658 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Buba live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 9,876th most commonly occurring given name in the world It is held by 103,589 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 145,262 people, or 1 in 1,219. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Adamawa, where 20 percent live, Borno, where 16 percent live and Gombe, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 92 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Buba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Buba has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Buba surname expanded 1,936 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Buba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Buba surname is chiefly Orthodox (81%) in Russia, Orthodox (75%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Muslim (81%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Buba surname are 18.86% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.09% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Buba earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.79% less than the national average, earning R 109,812 per year; in United States they earn 20.32% more than the national average, earning $51,918 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.33% more than the national average, earning $61,275 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bubă9234/
Bouba89194,033/
Bubas89387/
Bauba89303/
Bubah89229/
Bubaš89202/
Bubai89158/
Bubay89123/
Butba89112/
Bubau89111/
Bueba8983/
Bubat8972/
Busba8955/
Bubad8954/
Buiba8954/
Bubaa8947/
Bhuba8946/
Bubea8945/
Buuba8919/
Bubaj898/
Beuba897/
Bubha896/
Bujba895/
Bubaz893/
Bubaň893/
Buboa891/
Bousba804,361/
Boubai80638/
Boubah80400/
Bubach80365/
Boubaa80288/
Buibas80288/
Bubash80273/
Busbea80167/
Baubau80165/
Boubat80150/
Bhubha80145/
Boubay8070/
Bhubat8069/
Buibaş8062/
Boubas8057/
Bhubad8035/
Boubad8029/
Buibaș8027/
Bhujba8021/
Boubaz8019/
Bubhai8014/
Baubas8013/
Boubga8012/
Bubaja808/
Bhuiba806/
Baubay805/
Bubaya805/
Bouyba805/
Bujbad804/
Bhubai804/
Boubea804/
Buebaa803/
Buubaa803/
Busbau802/
Hbouba802/
Boutba802/
Bauboa802/
Busbas802/
Bhouba802/
Boubaï802/
Bujbas801/
Baubat801/
Bhuhba801/
Bhubaa801/
Bhubas801/
Buebah801/
Boubãa801/
Buybay801/
Butbai801/
Busbad801/
Bubast801/
Bubasz801/
Bubaus801/
Bubooa801/
Boubau801/
Bouboa801/
Bouhba801/
Beubay801/
Bgouba801/
Busbaa801/
Bahuba801/
Boubha801/
Baubai801/
Bubeha801/
Bubatz800/
Busbay800/
Boba7512,750/
Buva755,620/
Buwa753,886/
Bube753,557/
Bubi751,335/
Vuba751,006/
Wuba75392/
Bubo75268/
Buby75121/
Bubé755/
Bubí752/
Bousbaa738,070/
Boubaya731,623/
Bousbai73669/
Busbait73638/
Boubaha73555/
Bousbah73306/
Baubaid73239/
Boubaid73200/
Boubath73124/
Baubooa73104/
Baubeau7399/
Boubaia7391/
Bhubhai7381/
Busbach7378/
Boubatt7372/
Boubaja7340/
Baubach7337/
Bousbea7311/
Baubhai7310/
Baubaut739/
Bousbat737/
Boussba736/
Bhujbad735/
Busbaih735/
Boujbah734/
Boubach734/
Bousbay734/
Bouhbas734/
Boutbaa733/
Boubash733/
Boubeau732/
Bousbàa732/
Bousbha732/
Bousbéa732/
Bouchba732/
Boushba732/
Buibash731/
Boubait731/
Bahubai731/
Bhujbai731/
Bhaubad731/
H'Bouba731/
Boubeha731/
Bouttba731/
Bubaaya731/
Boubass731/
Bußbach731/
Buthbah731/
Bubaitė731/
Buboaya731/
Bouybha731/
Bubasch730/
Boubais730/
Boube6749,425/
Busby6731,192/
Bhuva6727,267/
Bobai671,892/
Bobea671,606/
Buber67992/
Bouby67898/
Bibah67841/
Buvat67800/
Bubis67717/
Bobay67669/
Buwai67647/
Buboi67566/
Boussbaa67516/
Bauby67512/
Boubaaya67479/
Bobaj67479/
Buvač67389/
Bouwa67339/
Bubod67315/
Buchbach67294/
Bunpa67282/
Bubes67258/
Bubos67255/
Bubys67244/
Buwaj67240/
Boubault67225/
Boubi67220/
Baube67210/
Bubui67205/
Buwah67205/
Bousbeat67201/
Buebo67192/
Baubi67191/
Buway67157/
Buboh67149/
Bhuwa67147/
Beube67140/
Bobaa67139/
Boubo67134/
Bouva67130/
Boubé67109/
Vouba6796/
Bobaľ6783/
Bhube6782/
Wubah6780/
Busua6780/
Baubo6776/
Bieba6775/
Buhwa6768/
Boboa6764/
Bousbahy6759/
Bubey6756/
Mpuba6755/
Beuwa6754/
Booba6753/
Bobau6749/
Bubie6748/
Boeba6746/
Buboy6744/
Bhoba6742/
Buhbe6742/
Buvad6738/
Bubou6736/
Bhiba6734/
Buibi6731/
Bouhbass6731/
Wouba6730/
Bumpa6728/
Wubai6725/
Bubio6721/
Baubault6721/
Bubet6719/
Vubha6716/
Buiva6714/
Bubid6712/
Bubii6711/
Bubez679/
Buvah679/
Bouchbat679/
Bubee678/
Busbe678/
Bousbait678/
Bhuibhad677/
Buvaj677/
Bowua677/
Bhubi676/
Boubouha676/
Bubhi676/
Bhaubhai676/
Buube676/
Buvay676/
Bubiš676/
Bubič676/
Buvaa675/
Bubuy675/
Bhuibhat675/
Vubaa675/
Bobha675/
Wubea675/
Busbo675/
Bouchbaa675/
Buuwa675/
Bubot675/
Bujwa674/
Buvai674/
Boubaaia674/
Bousbaha674/
Bubuo674/
Bubeș674/
Bubij674/
Boubaaja674/
Buywa674/
Vauba673/
Bubiy673/
Buubi673/
Bubaňová673/
Wauba673/
Buboš672/
Boubaitt672/
Butva672/
Beuby672/
Bubiś672/
Bubáň672/
Boubã672/
Buboz672/
Boubehha672/
Boussbah672/
Bubop672/
Bubyi672/
Buwau672/
Bhubo671/
Beuva671/
Bubed671/
Bubahova671/
Bubeh671/
Bubei671/
Bubje671/
Busbi671/
Busva671/
Buiby671/
Bujua671/
Buvas671/
Buvau671/
Buvaz671/
Buwaa671/
Buwha671/
Boubajje671/
Boubeaux671/
Bousbeae671/
Bouua671/
Booua671/
Bahubhai671/
Vubai671/
Vubat671/
Vuuba671/
Vhuba671/
Boussbat671/
Boussbaà671/
Buuua671/
Buwua671/
Buiwa671/
Wubau671/
Vubay671/
Wuuba671/
Buvea671/
Butbo671/
Bussbach671/
Bushbash671/
Bubiç671/
Bubuj671/
Bubés671/
Buibo671/
Bouchhba671/
Boushbah671/
Beubo671/
Bhubhaij671/
Baubí671/
Hbuby671/
Busbaith671/
Boubauch671/
Bouchbah671/
Uhoba671/
Wwuba671/
Boubaths671/
Buyby670/
Bushbach670/
Beusbash670/

Buba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buba in the Georgian language
ბუბაbuba-
Buba in the Oriya language
ବୁବାbuba-
Buba in the Marathi language
बुबाbuba90.57
बूबाbuba9.43
Buba in the Hindi language
बूबाbuba64.52
बुबाbuba33.87
Buba in the Russian language
Бубаbuba-

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