Budhoo Surname

217,130th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,889 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Guyana

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.

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Budhoo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5771:93,89611,466
Guyana4231:1,802320
United States3671:987,62773,174
Canada1231:299,55827,752
Mauritius1051:12,3182,669
Jamaica891:32,2472,327
Trinidad and Tobago731:18,6852,235
Suriname511:10,8362,716
India221:34,866,608408,224
England181:3,095,448105,421
Saint Lucia121:14,8981,270
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934

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.

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Budhoo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Budhoo (Hindi: बुधू) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Budhoo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 217,130th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,857,886 people. The last name Budhoo is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Budhoo are found; 36 percent are found in Southern Africa and 31 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 131,275th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 3,031 people.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 577 people, or 1 in 93,896. In South Africa it is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 85 percent live, Gauteng, where 13 percent live and Western Cape, where 1 percent live. Barring South Africa this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Guyana, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.

Budhoo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Budhoo surname are 33.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 86.32% 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buddhoo9231/
Boudhoo921/
Budoo91393/
Budho91340/
Bhuddhoo861/
Buddoo83118/
Bhudoo8329/
Bhudho8318/
Budhot8316/
Bodhoo8314/
Budood8310/
Buddho839/
Budhos836/
Budhod832/
Budhoa831/
Budhou831/
Boudho831/
Budo803,297/
Boodhoo777,798/
Boudhou77100/
Bhuddoo7745/
Bhuddho772/
Buddhoi771/
Boudhot771/
Budooie771/
Boudooa771/
Buhdood771/
Budchot771/
Budha73180,086/
Budhu733,282/
Baudo732,644/
Boudo732,606/
Buedo73903/
Buddo73346/
Budah73331/
Budoy73312/
Budoi73307/
Buduo73146/
Budod73119/
Bodoo73118/
Budoa73106/
Bujdo7397/
Budos7380/
Bhodo7363/
Budot7362/
Bodho7349/
Budoj7327/
Busdo7320/
Budop7318/
Buido7318/
Bhudo7317/
Buduh7317/
Budoe737/
Budgo736/
Budou734/
Budoh734/
Vudho731/
Buhdo731/
Wudoo731/
Bouddhou71203/
Bhoodhoo71173/
Budahova7163/
Booddhoo715/
Boudhous711/
Boudou674,591/
Baudot673,674/
Boudot673,345/
Buddha673,117/
Buddhu671,043/
Boudah67997/
Budach67942/
Baudou67634/
Budash67626/
Bhodho67191/
Bujdoš67165/
Beudot67163/
Bhudha67157/
Bouydo67137/
Buydos67133/
Bhodoo67121/
Budhad67108/
Budaha6795/
Buddah6787/
Baudha6767/
Butdoy6765/
Baudoz6749/
Boudos6749/
Budosh6748/
Boudha6746/
Bhoodu6744/
Budhui6743/
Beudou6741/
Budahu6733/
Boodho6725/
Budhas6724/
Budhaa6723/
Buuduo6721/
Boudoi6720/
Budcha6720/
Buduch6713/
Budahs6713/
Budhat6712/
Baudjo6712/
Baudoy6712/
Budoch6712/
Busdos6711/
Buhdod679/
Budhau678/
Baudhu678/
Boudoy678/
Budadh677/
Budhha676/
Bouddo676/
Buidos675/
Buddot675/
Buidha674/
Bhuddo674/
Budjah674/
Budhuj674/
Butdoe674/
Buddos674/
Budois673/
Budush673/
Bhudot673/
Boddoo673/
Bhudhu672/
Buudhu672/
Buduhe672/
Buddod672/
Budduh672/
Baudah672/
Bouëdo672/
Boudgo672/
Bhoodo672/
Buddoy672/
Buidah671/
Buudha671/
Boudhu671/
Bhooda671/
Vuddoo671/
Buydoa671/
Buhdoh671/
Buudou671/
Bouduo671/
Woudho671/
Boddho671/
Butdoi671/
Budhap671/
Budohe671/
Budoit671/
Budosz671/
Budoud671/
Budoïa671/
Boudop671/
Baudoi671/
Boudd'hou671/
Bushdo671/
Budoph670/

Budhoo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Budhoo in the Hindi language
बुधूbudhu82.14
बुडहूbudahu5.36
बुद्धूbud'dhu3.57
बुद़धूbudadhu1.79
बुढऊbudha'u1.79
बुधांbudham1.79
बुधऊbudha'u1.79
बुध्दूbudhdu1.79

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