Budhoo Surname
Approximately 1,889 people bear this surname
Budhoo Surname User-submission:
The surname Budhoo is derived from the Bhojpuri word budhh, meaning 'Wednesday'. When the East Indian indentured laborers came to Trinidad in the 1800s, they had a tradition of naming children based on the time, day, month and horoscopes of the child.
Read More About This SurnameBudhoo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 577 | 1:93,896 | 11,466 |
| Guyana | 423 | 1:1,802 | 320 |
| United States | 367 | 1:987,627 | 73,174 |
| Canada | 123 | 1:299,558 | 27,752 |
| Mauritius | 105 | 1:12,318 | 2,669 |
| Jamaica | 89 | 1:32,247 | 2,327 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 73 | 1:18,685 | 2,235 |
| Suriname | 51 | 1:10,836 | 2,716 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Saint Lucia | 12 | 1:14,898 | 1,270 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
Budhoo (3,031) may also be a first name.
Budhoo Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Budhoo is derived from the Bhojpuri word budhh, meaning 'Wednesday'. When the East Indian indentured laborers came to Trinidad in the 1800s, they had a tradition of naming children based on the time, day, month and horoscopes of the child. However, to do this a pundit (priest) was needed, which there were not many of in the country. Therefore, many Indians named their children based on the actual name of the day of the week on which the child was born. Hence, those born on budhh (Wednesday) were either Budhoo, later Budhoo (boy) or Budhania (girl). Due to the tradition of taking the father's first name as their last name, the name Budhoo then became a common surname throughout the country. As more modern Hindi and Western names began to be used over time in Trinidad, Budhoo has remained exclusively a surname.
- amrita23Budhoo Demographics
Average Budhoo Salary in
United States
$42,806 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Budhoo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Budhoo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Budhoo (Hindi: बुधू) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Budhoo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 217,130th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,857,886 people. The surname Budhoo occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Budhoo live; 36 percent live in Southern Africa and 31 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Budhoo is also the 131,275th most commonly occurring forename worldwide, borne by 3,031 people.
The surname Budhoo is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 577 people, or 1 in 93,896. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 85 percent reside, Gauteng, where 13 percent reside and Western Cape, where 1 percent reside. Not including South Africa this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Guyana, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 19 percent reside.
Budhoo Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Budhoo surname are 33.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 86.32% being registered with the party.
The amount Budhoo earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 39.45% more than the national average, earning R 331,392 per year; in United States they earn 0.79% less than the national average, earning $42,806 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.81% more than the national average, earning $50,584 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Budhoo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Budhoo in the Hindi language | ||
| बुधू | budhu | 82.14 |
| बुडहू | budahu | 5.36 |
| बुद्धू | bud'dhu | 3.57 |
| बुद़धू | budadhu | 1.79 |
| बुढऊ | budha'u | 1.79 |
| बुधां | budham | 1.79 |
| बुधऊ | budha'u | 1.79 |
| बुध्दू | budhdu | 1.79 |
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