Budu Surname

41,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Moldova

Budu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Budu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana6,2341:4,334625
India1,4951:513,08725,689
Moldova1,1611:3,068419
Romania8331:24,1033,063
Nigeria7081:250,20214,469
Indonesia5191:254,81523,174
DR Congo4991:148,05515,508
South Africa4591:118,03414,047
Russia1971:731,58961,576
Liberia921:47,9194,308
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Turkey401:1,945,53668,232
Italy321:1,911,14687,725
Ukraine311:1,468,474118,175
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
England131:4,286,005132,302
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France21:33,211,361423,184
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
China21:683,660,78330,601
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Büdü (1) are calculated separately.

Budu (28,519) may also be a first name.

Budu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Budu (Bengali: বুদু, Georgian: ბუდუ, Hindi: बुदू, Marathi: बुदु, Oriya: ବୁଡୁ, Russian: Буду, Tibetan: བུ་དུ་) is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Büdü. Click here to see other potential spellings of Budu.

How Common Is The Last Name Budu? popularity and diffusion

Budu is the 41,516th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 579,711 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Budu are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 55 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Budu is also the 29,003rd most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 28,519 people.

The last name Budu is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is carried by 6,234 people, or 1 in 4,334. Without taking into account Ghana this surname occurs in 50 countries. It is also common in India, where 12 percent are found and Moldova, where 9 percent are found.

Budu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Budu last name is predominantly Orthodox (62%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Budu surname are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 77.78% registered with the political party.

The amount Budu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 48.09% less than the national average, earning R 123,348 per year and in United States they earn 23.72% more than the national average, earning $53,386 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Budhu893,282/
Budau892,610/
Baudu892,080/
Buddu89739/
Budui89431/
Buduj89265/
Boudu89206/
Budus89137/
Bhudu89116/
Budeu8949/
Budut8947/
Budgu8921/
Buduh8917/
Budud8914/
Buduś8914/
Buudu8912/
Buduy897/
Buduz895/
Budup894/
Budou894/
Buhdu893/
Beudu893/
Bgudu892/
Büdü831/
Boudou804,591/
Buddhu801,043/
Baudou80634/
Bujdud80156/
Bauduy80138/
Budeus80108/
Bahudu8072/
Boudau8048/
Budhui8043/
Budaus8042/
Beudou8041/
Bauduz8036/
Baudeu8034/
Budahu8033/
Buddau8016/
Buduch8013/
Budaud809/
Budhau808/
Baudhu808/
Bhuddu806/
Buddud806/
Bhudus805/
Bouddu805/
Bhaudu804/
Baudus804/
Budhuj804/
Budduj804/
Budush803/
Bhoudu803/
Baudau803/
Bhudhu802/
Beuduy802/
Buudhu802/
Buduhe802/
Budduh802/
Buddeu802/
Buidau801/
Budhou801/
Boudhu801/
Beudui801/
Buudou801/
Budauu801/
Boudux801/
Buddut801/
Budoud801/
Boudeu801/
Beudeu801/
Boudui801/
Wudu7512,062/
Bodu752,254/
Vudu75396/
Budó7511/
Baudoux733,610/
Boudouh733,283/
Boudaud732,440/
Boudoux731,161/
Bouddou73501/
Baudouy73366/
Baudaux73338/
Buddeus73102/
Boudhou73100/
Boudaux7371/
Boudhau7338/
Boudout7334/
Baudeux7326/
Bouhdou7324/
Boudeux7323/
Boudoud7312/
Baudout738/
Buuddhu736/
Bauduit734/
Boudouj734/
Baudaud733/
Boudous733/
Baudhuy732/
Budeusz732/
Baudouï732/
Budahau731/
Buddush731/
Butddhu731/
Buudduu731/
Boudouy731/
Bauddux731/
Baudouh731/
Bhuddhu731/
Budault731/
Boudaut731/
Boudgou731/
Bousdou731/
Bgoudou731/
Baudaut731/
Boujdou731/
Boddu6788,118/
Boudouha67573/
Boudouch67496/
Budoo67393/
Vuduy67307/
Bhodu67236/
Bouddhou67203/
Bouhddou67136/
Boudault6795/
Boodu6781/
Mpudu6777/
Budój6751/
Vudgu6743/
Vuduj6743/
Vuddu6735/
Bhidu6718/
Biduh6718/
Buduhaya6717/
Waudu6715/
Vudhu6713/
Biedu6711/
Baudusch6710/
Woudu679/
Bouddouh679/
Vudut678/
Bodui678/
Budoe677/
Wudou677/
Wuudu676/
Wuddu676/
Wudhu675/
Vudud675/
Npudu675/
Boduy673/
Uhodu672/
Budauová671/
Biduu671/
Vudau671/
Vuduh671/
Wuduj671/
Vhudu671/
Vaudu671/
Boudhous671/
Voudu671/
Vutdu671/
Baud'huy671/
Baudhuit671/
Bouyddou671/
Wudeu671/

Budu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Budu in the Georgian language
ბუდუbudu-
Budu in the Tibetan language
བུ་དུ་budu-
Budu in the Bengali language
বুদুbudu66.67
বুধুরানীbudhurani16.67
বুধুbudhu16.67
Budu in the Oriya language
ବୁଡୁbudu64.22
ବୁଦୁbudu30.9
ବୁଡୂbudu1.64
ବୁଦୂbudu1.03
ବୁଡ଼ୁburu0.59
ବୂଡୁbudu0.09
ବୁ଼ଡୁbudu0.06
ବଡୁbadu0.05
ବୂଦୁbudu0.05
ବୂଡୂbudu0.05
ବୁଡ଼ୂburu0.04
ବୁଡbuda0.04
ବୂଦୂbudu0.04
ବୁଧୁbudhu0.04
ବୁତୁbutu0.04
େବାଡୁebadu0.02
ବୁଢୁbudhu0.02
ବାଡୁbadu0.01
ଡୁଲୁdulu0.01
ୋବୁଡୁobudu0.01
ବୁହୁbuhu0.01
ବୁଡ଼ୁୁburuu0.01
ଗୁଟୁgutu0.01
ବୁଟୁbutu0.01
ବୁଦbuda0.01
ବୁଜୁbuju0.01
ବୁ଼ଡ଼ୁburu0.01
ରୁଡୁrudu0.01
କୁଡୁkudu0.01
Budu in the Hindi language
बुदूbudu61.58
बुदुbudu20.61
बूदुbudu4.83
बूदूbudu3.82
बुद्ुbudu2.04
बुडूbudu1.78
बुडुbudu1.02
बूडूbudu1.02
बुद्ूbudu0.76
बु्दूbudu0.51
बुन्दूbundu0.25
बुधुbudhu0.25
बुड़ूburu0.25
बुद्वbudva0.25
Budu in the Marathi language
बुदुbudu40.17
बुडुbudu25.64
बुडूbudu16.24
बुदूbudu8.55
बूडूbudu4.27
बूदूbudu2.56
बूडुbudu0.85
बूडाbuda0.85
बुधूbudhu0.85
Budu in the Russian language
Будуbudu-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Budu
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