Bugs Surname

239,163rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Bugs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bugs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1,4141:151,3965,797
Germany1831:439,92139,335
Paraguay521:139,1682,946
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
England11:55,718,059489,080
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

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

Bugs (115) may also be a first name.

Bugs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bugs is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Bügs. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bugs? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 239,163rd most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,350,774 people. The last name Bugs occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Bugs live; 88 percent live in South America and 84 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 873,022nd most frequent first name in the world, held by 115 people.

Bugs is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is borne by 1,414 people, or 1 in 151,396. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 76 percent live, Paraná, where 12 percent live and Santa Catarina, where 8 percent live. Besides Brazil it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 11 percent live and Paraguay, where 3 percent live.

Bugs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bugs has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Bugs surname decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bügs921/
Buggs894,423/
Bucgs8921/
Bugss893/
Baugs892/
Bugse892/
Buigs891/
Buegs891/
Bugst891/
Bugsh891/
Bougs890/
Bujgs890/
Bug862,249/
Bugsch8072/
Bougse809/
Bouggs802/
Buigss801/
Buiggs801/
Bougsz801/
Beugsh800/
Bueggs800/
Bugg757,867/
Bugh75977/
Baug75953/
Boug75929/
Bogs75717/
Buks75662/
Beug75452/
Vugs75236/
Buxs7551/
Buig7549/
Bugt7526/
Buqs7516/
Busx7514/
Bugk7511/
Busg754/
Bhug752/
Busq751/
Buug751/
Bugz751/
Wugs751/
Buqg751/
Buhg751/
Bugc751/
Baugstø7376/
Bougsse732/
Bougshe731/
Buksh6743,112/
Boggs6737,273/
Baugh6722,489/
Buchs673,723/
Bough672,710/
Bucks671,387/
Bukhs67848/
Buxsh67577/
Bugue67339/
Buiks67222/
Busck67187/
Bucse67170/
Bukss67143/
Bouqs67136/
Bausk6791/
Bukse6788/
Boogs6786/
Bouyg6780/
Bahug6746/
Bauks6743/
Beugg6741/
Beuks6739/
Buhks6733/
Buyks6730/
Bucsh6728/
Bujcs6723/
Biegs6715/
Buksz6712/
Bouks6710/
Bujgh6710/
Bhuks679/
Bougt678/
Bhaug678/
Bukšs677/
Beugh677/
Buhsk673/
Buchg673/
Bhoug672/
Bouhg672/
Busks672/
Busqu672/
Beugt672/
Beucs671/
Buccs671/
Busgh671/
Buhyg671/
Buisc671/
Bugch671/
Bhugg671/
Vaugs671/
Buqsh671/
Bogsh671/
Busqe671/
Buscì671/
Bushq671/
Buics671/
Bousq671/
Beusc671/
Buigc671/
Bhugt671/
Bushx671/
Buikg671/
Bukgh671/
Buggz670/
Bussk670/
Bugck670/
Boegs670/

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