Bufu Surname
Approximately 624 people bear this surname
Bufu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 192 | 1:922,619 | 39,799 |
| DR Congo | 171 | 1:432,044 | 35,878 |
| Romania | 153 | 1:131,228 | 14,297 |
| Papua New Guinea | 35 | 1:232,963 | 32,024 |
| Greece | 26 | 1:426,146 | 56,152 |
| Japan | 19 | 1:6,728,647 | 42,320 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Bufu (949) may also be a first name.
Bufu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bufu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bufu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bufu? popularity and diffusion
Bufu is the 521,266th most numerous family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 11,678,759 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Bufu reside; 31 percent reside in West Africa and 31 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 262,241st most widely held first name at a global level, held by 949 people.
The surname Bufu is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 192 people, or 1 in 922,619. In Nigeria Bufu is most frequent in: Benue, where 89 percent live, Nasarawa, where 10 percent live and Lagos, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 27 percent live and Romania, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buufu | 89 | 29 | / |
| Bufuh | 89 | 9 | / |
| Baufu | 89 | 4 | / |
| Buffu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Buifu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bhufu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bufus | 89 | 1 | / |
| Boufeu | 80 | 16 | / |
| Boufou | 80 | 14 | / |
| Bufudh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Buffou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Beufeu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Buffus | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bufguh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buwfus | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wufu | 75 | 96 | / |
| Vufu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boufous | 73 | 4,879 | / |
| Buffaut | 73 | 200 | / |
| Buffaud | 73 | 49 | / |
| Boufoud | 73 | 9 | / |
| Boutfeu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bufault | 73 | 2 | / |
| Baufouz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boudfou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boufouss | 67 | 744 | / |
| Bouffaut | 67 | 240 | / |
| Buffault | 67 | 58 | / |
| Boutfeux | 67 | 26 | / |
| Bouffaud | 67 | 24 | / |
| Buphu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Biefu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mpufu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bhifu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Boufouch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bouffaux | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boofu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vufeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bifuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouffoux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wufus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouffuss | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Bufu
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