Bubu Surname

80,181st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,078 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Bubu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bubu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,3231:99,96210,310
South Africa8711:62,2027,834
Papua New Guinea7981:10,218867
DR Congo5681:130,07013,970
Nigeria5531:320,33017,617
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Colombia2281:209,5355,026
Vietnam1841:503,5111,449
Romania1671:120,22713,267
India1601:4,794,159122,003
Russia1491:967,26975,342
Tanzania891:594,85037,281
Italy561:1,092,08472,109
Solomon Islands381:15,2642,918
England351:1,591,94567,242
Liberia331:133,5929,935
Uganda291:1,346,18251,611
France271:2,460,101186,232
Kenya241:1,924,16236,129
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Mongolia191:148,6998,761
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Georgia131:288,11913,907
Turkey131:5,986,263116,031
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Lesotho111:184,77813,836
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
China111:124,301,9616,553
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Moldova81:445,17130,722
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Armenia51:586,03610,281
Lithuania51:606,91821,375
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

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

Bubu (5,779) may also be a first name.

Bubu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bubu (Georgian: ბუბუ, Hindi: बूबू, Marathi: बुबु, Oriya: ବୁବୁ, Russian: Бубу) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Bubù. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bubu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bubu is the 80,181st most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,199,004 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 43 percent of Bubu live; 25 percent live in Southeast Asia and 22 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Bubu is also the 87,790th most common first name throughout the world, held by 5,779 people.

The last name Bubu is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1,323 people, or 1 in 99,962. In Indonesia Bubu is most common in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 79 percent live, North Maluku, where 12 percent live and Gorontalo, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia this last name is found in 89 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 14 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent live.

Bubu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bubu has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bubu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Bubu earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 43.16% less than the national average, earning €17,068 per year; in South Africa they earn 6.18% less than the national average, earning R 222,960 per year; in Colombia they earn 26.37% less than the national average, earning $16,715,600 COP per year and in United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bubù921/
Bubus89669/
Bubut89223/
Bubui89205/
Bubud89149/
Bubau89111/
Bhubu8955/
Bubou8936/
Buebu8933/
Bubuh8924/
Baubu8912/
Buubu899/
Buibu897/
Bubuy895/
Bubuu893/
Bubuş892/
Bubhu891/
Bubuj891/
Bujbu890/
Boubou8017,069/
Busbus801,330/
Bhubhu80244/
Baubau80165/
Bubuis8070/
Beubeu8044/
Buibui8028/
Butbut8015/
Bubuch809/
Baubut805/
Baubou804/
Bushbu803/
Busbau802/
Boubeu802/
Bubush802/
Busbuy802/
Bujbud801/
Beubut801/
Buibus801/
Boubau801/
Buebui801/
Bubaus801/
Busbui801/
Buubuu801/
Bubout800/
Wubu751,643/
Vubu75572/
Buwu75416/
Buvu75279/
Boubouh73945/
Boubout73806/
Bouboud73140/
Bouhbou73138/
Buchbut7335/
Boubouj739/
Baubaut739/
Bouybou732/
Buibush732/
Bauboux731/
Boubush731/
Bousbou731/
Boubous731/
Boubgou731/
Baubhut731/
Beubout730/
Bouboutt67997/
Bunpu67532/
Bouhbouh67364/
Boubault67225/
Boubouch67171/
Mpubu6757/
Busvu6733/
Bhuwu6727/
Baubault6721/
Bousbous6717/
Bouyboud6717/
Boutbout6710/
Vubuh679/
Weubu678/
Bouhbout676/
Boubouha676/
Waubu676/
Bumpu675/
Bouboudh672/
Boubouhe672/
Buttbutt672/
Woubu672/
Vobuu672/
Buwau672/
Buivu671/
Vubui671/
Buvau671/
Baubuitz671/
Bhuvu671/
Boubauch671/
Wubau671/
Buwus671/
Buwgu671/
Buwuh671/
Boubouyi671/

Bubu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bubu in the Georgian language
ბუბუbubu-
Bubu in the Oriya language
ବୁବୁbubu96.79
ବାବୁbabu0.64
ବୁବୂbubu0.64
Bubu in the Marathi language
बुबुbubu62.16
बुबूbubu22.97
बूबूbubu10.81
बूबुbubu1.35
Bubu in the Hindi language
बूबूbubu45.45
बुबुbubu33.33
बुबूbubu12.12
बाबूbabu6.06
बुबुआbubu'a3.03
Bubu in the Russian language
Бубуbubu-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bubu
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