Buga Surname
Approximately 20,415 people bear this surname
Buga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 6,105 | 1:3,289 | 451 |
| Uganda | 4,410 | 1:8,852 | 1,516 |
| Moldova | 4,194 | 1:849 | 51 |
| Russia | 1,488 | 1:96,857 | 11,982 |
| Nigeria | 572 | 1:309,690 | 17,197 |
| Philippines | 561 | 1:180,460 | 29,054 |
| Indonesia | 348 | 1:380,026 | 32,452 |
| Poland | 318 | 1:119,524 | 17,797 |
| Solomon Islands | 279 | 1:2,079 | 174 |
| Hungary | 270 | 1:36,357 | 3,962 |
| Papua New Guinea | 237 | 1:34,404 | 4,044 |
| India | 200 | 1:3,835,327 | 105,627 |
| DR Congo | 171 | 1:432,044 | 35,878 |
| Tanzania | 153 | 1:346,024 | 25,597 |
| United States | 151 | 1:2,400,390 | 147,856 |
| Italy | 120 | 1:509,639 | 51,223 |
| Germany | 90 | 1:894,505 | 63,669 |
| Transnistria | 71 | 1:6,686 | 1,279 |
| Belarus | 67 | 1:141,807 | 19,862 |
| France | 61 | 1:1,088,897 | 118,069 |
| Malaysia | 51 | 1:578,318 | 28,229 |
| Canada | 49 | 1:751,951 | 59,756 |
| Austria | 47 | 1:181,179 | 23,261 |
| Kazakhstan | 44 | 1:401,875 | 31,337 |
| Serbia | 32 | 1:223,280 | 12,990 |
| England | 31 | 1:1,797,357 | 72,927 |
| Norway | 29 | 1:177,320 | 21,035 |
| Taiwan | 22 | 1:1,065,670 | 7,365 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Czechia | 19 | 1:559,656 | 56,138 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Slovakia | 10 | 1:533,645 | 60,629 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Greece | 8 | 1:1,384,974 | 86,362 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Bulgaria | 8 | 1:872,363 | 31,900 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 1:1,011,529 | 32,308 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Būga (61), Bugă (28) & Bugã (1) are calculated separately.
Buga (2,693) may also be a first name.
Buga Demographics
Buga Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Buga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Buga (Hindi: बुगा, Marathi: बुगा, Oriya: ବୁଗା, Russian: Буга) occurs most in Romania. It can also occur as: Būga, Bugă or Bugã. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Buga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Buga is the 26,354th most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 356,970 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Buga reside; 60 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 50 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Buga is also the 141,166th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 2,693 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Romania, where it is borne by 6,105 people, or 1 in 3,289. In Romania Buga is most prevalent in: Bucharest Municipality, where 12 percent are found, Suceava County, where 8 percent are found and Bacău County, where 6 percent are found. Besides Romania Buga exists in 77 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 22 percent are found and Moldova, where 21 percent are found.
Buga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Buga has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 5,033 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 3,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Buga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Orthodox (81%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Buga surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.
The amount Buga earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 33.78% less than the national average, earning 229,168 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 250.49% more than the national average, earning R 832,908 per year; in United States they earn 8.59% less than the national average, earning $39,441 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.71% less than the national average, earning $49,328 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Buga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Buga in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୁଗା | buga | - |
| Buga in the Marathi language | ||
| बुगा | buga | 95.41 |
| बूगा | buga | 3.61 |
| Buga in the Hindi language | ||
| बुगा | buga | 88.73 |
| बूगा | buga | 9.86 |
| बुग्ाा | bugaa | 1.41 |
| Buga in the Russian language | ||
| Буга | buga | - |
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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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- 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 Buga
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