Bugi Surname

278,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,392 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Bugi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bugi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2171:37,5754,533
Tanzania2141:247,39119,981
Indonesia2141:617,98748,937
Nigeria1741:1,018,06242,870
Malaysia1231:239,79013,649
Italy961:637,04957,270
Kenya691:669,27429,584
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
India441:17,433,304271,013
Russia361:4,003,418194,829
Romania351:573,65341,852
Pakistan261:6,870,91939,117
Afghanistan141:2,296,65615,575
France121:5,535,227269,324
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malta11:430,2723,380
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
England11:55,718,059489,080
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

Bugi (2,421) may also be a first name.

Bugi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bugi (Hindi: बुगी, Marathi: बुगी, Oriya: ବୁଗି, Russian: Буги) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bugi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 278,072nd most frequent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 5,235,306 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 38 percent of Bugi are found; 24 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 24 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Bugi is also the 150,609th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 2,421 people.

This last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 217 people, or 1 in 37,575. In Papua New Guinea Bugi is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 31 percent reside, Western, where 25 percent reside and Morobe, where 13 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 15 percent reside and Indonesia, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bugis8916,311/
Bugyi891,647/
Bungi891,041/
Bugai89859/
Bughi89380/
Bougi89358/
Buggi89319/
Bugui89133/
Bugit89104/
Bugie8988/
Bugoi8941/
Baugi8939/
Buigi8930/
Bhugi8915/
Bugiš8910/
Budgi895/
Bugiy893/
Bugih893/
Bujgi892/
Bugić891/
Buugi891/
Buegi891/
Bougie803,705/
Buingi80758/
Bougui80582/
Bugais80580/
Bungai80554/
Buggie80457/
Buguis80431/
Boughi80220/
Bhugai80186/
Bougis80181/
Bougit8097/
Bugier8075/
Bunggi8072/
Bughiy8060/
Bougai8042/
Buigis8040/
Baugis8032/
Bujgoi8031/
Baungi8023/
Bughai8021/
Budgie8018/
Busgit8017/
Buguid8016/
Bahugi8016/
Bhugiy8011/
Bougoi8011/
Hbugis8010/
Budgis809/
Bhungi808/
Baugai806/
Bhuggi805/
Buggai805/
Beugai804/
Bujgai804/
Bugich803/
Boungi803/
Bughui803/
Buzgoi803/
Bhugis802/
Bunghi802/
Bouggi802/
Boudgi802/
Bungoi802/
Bugaia802/
Buggis801/
Buugia801/
Bugish801/
Bhugiz801/
Buegai801/
Bugaih801/
Buigui801/
Buyghi801/
Buungi801/
Budgia801/
Bugies801/
Bugiet801/
Buguit801/
Bugaiz801/
Bugeyi801/
Boujgi801/
Beugui801/
Buighi801/
Bougid801/
Bugitt801/
Buigia801/
Bungih801/
Bugiss800/
Butgie800/
Buga7520,415/
Busi7518,729/
Bogi759,023/
Buzi753,453/
Buge753,031/
Buci752,208/
Buji752,164/
Vugi7558/
Bugă7528/
Bugy7523/
Wugi7512/
Bógi755/
Bugj752/
Baugier73198/
Bougier73171/
Bhughio7367/
Bugisst7336/
Bunggih7321/
Bungeyi7321/
Bunghai7313/
Bounghi7311/
Boungoi738/
Boungie737/
Bughaiy734/
Bunngai734/
Bughais734/
Bougois733/
Bougies733/
Bougaiz733/
Busghit732/
Bouguit732/
Boungai732/
Buguich732/
Bougaia732/
Busgich731/
Buiguid731/
Buggiea731/
Bougiaa731/
Bhaujgi731/
Bugaish731/
Bujghio731/
Bugisch731/
Buiguis731/
Buiguiz731/
Bouygui731/
Bougait731/
Beuggie731/
Bhughid731/
Buzgaia731/
Bousghi731/
Busgais731/
Bouggie730/
Baugois730/
Bouguis730/
Boughie730/
Bugoist730/
Budgiss730/
Buzzi6713,885/
Bunge6710,345/
Bugay678,413/
Bugaj677,352/
Bujji676,587/
Buchi676,463/
Budge676,384/
Bogie675,444/
Buiza674,583/
Bugge674,503/
Bhogi672,941/
Bugga672,703/
Bouzi672,217/
Bouga672,074/
Buggy671,808/
Bugha671,671/
Bhusi671,602/
Bouji671,545/
Bauge671,469/
Burzi671,232/
Boggi671,190/
Bouge67961/
Buege67939/
Bausi67910/
Busai67797/
Busoi67679/
Bousi67657/
Bogoi67654/
Budzi67644/
Boughith67487/
Bughe67467/
Buise67466/
Buger67381/
Buget67367/
Budji67344/
Beuge67322/
Bugoy67321/
Buges67320/
Busić67298/
Busis67282/
Bougy67267/
Buzoi67250/
Vungi67210/
Bugeh67193/
Bugey67179/
Bogai67163/
Busie67161/
Bauga67161/
Busui67159/
Buzai67151/
Bugea67148/
Buiga67139/
Buzit67135/
Mpugi67130/
Bhuji67125/
Bujoi67121/
Buzić67116/
Busci67111/
Bujai67108/
Busei67106/
Waugi6794/
Vuggi6792/
Buisi6784/
Buzis6782/
Bhuci6780/
Butji6774/
Bhuga6767/
Baugé6763/
Bhuge6761/
Biegi6758/
Buige6753/
Bugee6749/
Bauji6747/
Vugić6747/
Bugeľ6747/
Bucei6747/
Bugez6742/
Buzid6740/
Bugaa6740/
Buzei6734/
Bughaith6732/
Bukhi6731/
Butci6728/
Busiz6727/
Bougé6726/
Bauzi6724/
Buize6720/
Busit6719/
Bugaiova6717/
Bhigi6716/
Bugys6716/
Butge6714/
Bogih6711/
Bujhi6711/
Buzui6711/
Bujui6710/
Busih6710/
Buzie679/
Buggé679/
Wugui679/
Bucij678/
Buged678/
Bigyi678/
Boogi677/
Busid677/
Buggè677/
Buguy676/
Buzhi676/
Bugés676/
Buuzi676/
Bujge675/
Bugoj675/
Baugy674/
Wougi674/
Boujghid674/
Buuge673/
Buzyi673/
Busgy672/
Buici672/
Bugej672/
Beusi672/
Bugée672/
Boegi672/
Bungé672/
Boughais672/
Busgaith671/
Bughaish671/
Bughy671/
Bugoa671/
Bhugy671/
Bhuzi671/
Vugai671/
Buisy671/
Bouzgaia671/
Buzge671/
Bugês671/
Vaugi671/
Vougi671/
Vughi671/
Buizi671/
Buzič671/
Buzsi671/
Buxji671/
Bucih671/
Bugeĺ671/
Buhsi671/
Buisé671/
Bozui671/
Boughaia671/
Beuzi671/
Buysi671/
Bugyp671/
Bauguiss670/

Bugi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bugi in the Marathi language
बुगीbugi-
Bugi in the Hindi language
बुगीbugi90.76
बूगीbugi9.24
Bugi in the Oriya language
ବୁଗିbugi77.14
ବୁଗୀbugi22.86
Bugi in the Russian language
Бугиbugi-

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