Bubun Surname

248,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,597 people bear this surname

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

Bubun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bubun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,4131:93,5959,770
Papua New Guinea1311:62,2428,061
Ukraine171:2,677,806165,194
India141:54,790,384527,769
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Bubun (12,490) may also be a first name.

Bubun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bubun (Hindi: बुबुन, Marathi: बुबून, Oriya: ବୁବୁନ, Russian: Бубун) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bubun? popularity and diffusion

It is the 248,726th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 4,563,272 people. The last name Bubun is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Bubun are found; 87 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 87 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Bubun is also the 52,739th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 12,490 people.

It is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,413 people, or 1 in 93,595. In Indonesia Bubun is primarily found in: South Sulawesi, where 52 percent are found, East Nusa Tenggara, where 11 percent are found and West Java, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent are found and Ukraine, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Butbun91266/
Bubung91130/
Bubune9154/
Bubuin9129/
Baubun913/
Boubun912/
Buebuin832/
Boubuin831/
Buthbun831/
Baubuin831/
Bussbun831/
Boubung831/
Bubon80751/
Bobun8060/
Buwun809/
Bubum801/
Vubun801/
Buvun801/
Bouboune77338/
Bubunova7736/
Bushbaun771/
Bouboung771/
Bhubon73298/
Boubon73154/
Bhobun7378/
Weubun7319/
Boobun7312/
Boboun732/
Bobaun731/
Vaubun731/
Baubon731/
Beubon730/
Buschbaun711/
Bhoobun67620/
Bouboon6740/
Bouboum672/
Bhumpun671/
Bhuboon671/
Beuboum671/
Bouvoun671/
Butvung671/
Woubgun671/
Bhubhon671/
Buybaum670/

Bubun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bubun in the Hindi language
बुबुनbubuna-
Bubun in the Oriya language
ବୁବୁନbubuna84.91
ବୁବୁନ୍bubun12.26
ବୁବୁbubu0.94
Bubun in the Marathi language
बुबूनbubuna50
बुबुनbubuna50
Bubun in the Russian language
Бубунbubun-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Bubun
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis