Budai Surname
Approximately 18,182 people bear this surname
Budai Surname User-submission:
It means 'come from Buda' or someone whose origin is from Buda (which is a part of Budapest, the capitol of Hungary). It was also a second adjective attached to s gentry man's name. Later this adjective became an individual surname. It indicates the city where the gentry's family were from when they gained tier noble status.
Read More About This SurnameBudai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 11,979 | 1:819 | 76 |
| Romania | 2,152 | 1:9,330 | 1,235 |
| Ukraine | 677 | 1:67,242 | 9,647 |
| United States | 592 | 1:612,262 | 49,664 |
| Serbia | 551 | 1:12,967 | 1,540 |
| Italy | 459 | 1:133,239 | 21,406 |
| Slovakia | 247 | 1:21,605 | 3,475 |
| Moldova | 215 | 1:16,565 | 2,843 |
| Canada | 161 | 1:228,855 | 21,956 |
| Czechia | 127 | 1:83,728 | 14,017 |
| Germany | 122 | 1:659,881 | 51,431 |
| Brazil | 113 | 1:1,894,463 | 60,739 |
| Austria | 94 | 1:90,590 | 13,329 |
| India | 81 | 1:9,469,943 | 186,993 |
| Pakistan | 64 | 1:2,791,311 | 23,365 |
| Australia | 64 | 1:421,808 | 33,593 |
| Sweden | 64 | 1:153,856 | 10,752 |
| England | 52 | 1:1,071,501 | 51,923 |
| France | 50 | 1:1,328,454 | 133,611 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| Belarus | 24 | 1:395,877 | 40,412 |
| Israel | 22 | 1:388,983 | 31,283 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| Argentina | 21 | 1:2,035,401 | 100,871 |
| Malaysia | 20 | 1:1,474,711 | 61,770 |
| Croatia | 18 | 1:234,922 | 26,068 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Turkey | 9 | 1:8,646,825 | 130,497 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
The alternate forms: Budaï (13) are calculated separately.
Budai (4,894) may also be a first name.
Budai Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It means 'come from Buda' or someone whose origin is from Buda (which is a part of Budapest, the capitol of Hungary). It was also a second adjective attached to s gentry man's name. Later this adjective became an individual surname. It indicates the city where the gentry's family were from when they gained tier noble status. In history, many families who were foreign-born changed their surname to something more Hungarian. It can be chosen due to similar pronunciation or from the current residence of the family.
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Budai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Budai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Budai (Bengali: বুদাই, Hindi: बुदई, Marathi: बुदई, Oriya: ବୁଦାଇ, Russian: Будаи) occurs most in Hungary. It can be found in the variant forms: Budaï. Click here to see other potential spellings of Budai.
How Common Is The Last Name Budai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 29,477th most frequently used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 400,811 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Budai live; 85 percent live in Eastern Europe and 66 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. Budai is also the 97,492nd most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 4,894 people.
This last name is most frequent in Hungary, where it is borne by 11,979 people, or 1 in 819. In Hungary it is most prevalent in: Budapest, where 14 percent reside, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 12 percent reside and Pest County, where 12 percent reside. Other than Hungary this surname occurs in 61 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 12 percent reside and Ukraine, where 4 percent reside.
Budai Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Budai surname are 25.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.67% being registered with the party.
The amount Budai earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 4.55% more than the national average, earning R 248,448 per year; in United States they earn 1.59% less than the national average, earning $42,463 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.76% more than the national average, earning $51,549 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Budai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Budai in the Bengali language | ||
| বুদাই | buda'i | - |
| Budai in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୁଦାଇ | buda'i | 91.3 |
| ବୁଦାଏ | buda'e | 2.64 |
| ବୁଦଇ | buda'i | 2.31 |
| ବୁଦାଈ | buda'i | 2.09 |
| ବୁଡାଇ | buda'i | 1.32 |
| ବୂଦାଈ | buda'i | 0.11 |
| ବୁଦଈ | buda'i | 0.11 |
| Budai in the Hindi language | ||
| बुदई | buda'i | 70.49 |
| बुदाई | buda'i | 13.11 |
| बुधई | budha'i | 3.28 |
| बुडाई | buda'i | 3.28 |
| बुड़ई | bura'i | 3.28 |
| बुडई | buda'i | 3.28 |
| बुदइ | buda'i | 1.64 |
| बुडाई़ | buda'i | 1.64 |
| Budai in the Marathi language | ||
| बुदई | buda'i | 30.3 |
| बुदाई | buda'i | 27.27 |
| बुडई | buda'i | 15.15 |
| बुडै | budai | 12.12 |
| बुडाई | buda'i | 9.09 |
| बूदई | buda'i | 3.03 |
| पुदई | puda'i | 3.03 |
| Budai in the Russian language | ||
| Будаи | budai | - |
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