Bubura Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

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

Bubura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bubura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea811:100,66313,542
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Bubura (111) may also be a first name.

Bubura Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bubura is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Bubura.

How Common Is The Last Name Bubura? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bubura is the 2,075,631st most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. Bubura is primarily found in Oceania, where 99 percent of Bubura are found; 99 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 99 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Bubura is also the 890,531st most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 111 people.

The surname Bubura is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 100,663. In Papua New Guinea Bubura is mostly found in: Northern, where 63 percent live, Madang, where 23 percent live and Western, where 7 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea Bubura occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buburai926/
Buburas922/
Bhubura921/
Bouboura866/
Boubutra861/
Buburi8353/
Bubure8338/
Bubora8312/
Bobura832/
Boubouras8013/
Bousboura801/
Butburi77639/
Buburis7735/
Bubguri771/
Boboura771/
Buburio771/
Buybure771/
Boobura771/
Butbure771/
Buhbury770/
Bousbouras7519/
Bouchboura751/
Butburee7116/
Boubouri716/
Bushbury714/
Bouboure713/
Bhubhure712/
Booburah711/
Bobora67487/
Bubori67199/
Boburi6730/
Boumpoura6728/
Vuvura6710/
Boburo675/
Buthburee674/
Buwora674/
Bubory673/
Bobure672/
Butbhuree671/
Boubourou671/
Buboro671/
Wobura671/
Bobury671/
Boutburee671/

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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 Bubura
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