Buh Surname

106,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Buh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,9821:10,4791,394
Somaliland1,3881:2,522286
Slovenia5731:4,341817
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
Indonesia471:2,813,813160,835
Bosnia and Herzegovina471:75,2437,565
Ukraine461:989,62492,482
Liberia201:220,42714,169
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Taiwan161:1,465,2979,806
Mauritania111:372,26015,230
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Cambodia91:1,720,7946,732
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
India81:95,883,173728,828
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
England41:13,929,515290,718
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
France21:33,211,361423,184
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Malta11:430,2723,380
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

The alternate forms: Büh (3) are calculated separately.

Buh (1,098) may also be a first name.

Buh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻮﻩ, Hindi: बुह, Oriya: ବୁହ) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Büh. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 106,651st most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,663,443 people. Buh occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Buh are found; 45 percent are found in Central Africa and 45 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 240,807th most common forename internationally It is held by 1,098 people.

The last name Buh is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,982 people, or 1 in 10,479. In Cameroon Buh is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 58 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 27 percent reside and Centre Region, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this surname is found in 46 countries. It also occurs in Somaliland, where 32 percent reside and Slovenia, where 13 percent reside.

Buh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Buh surname are 40.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the party.

Buh earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.24% more than the national average, earning $45,409 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Büh893/
Bush86144,795/
Buch8623,506/
Bouh8621,069/
Budh865,562/
Buuh861,996/
Bujh86219/
Buih8641/
Bauh8638/
Buyh8615/
Bhuh864/
Hbuh864/
Buhh863/
Buph863/
Buhy862/
Buhj862/
Bu8089,540/
Bauch7512,117/
Bouha755,727/
Bouch753,715/
Bouhy75884/
Baudh75763/
Bucht75645/
Boush75486/
Buddh75390/
Bouhe75345/
Beuch75279/
Boudh75263/
Bauhs75249/
Buich75129/
Baush75114/
Buchh75108/
Bouhs7566/
Buish7542/
Buhyi7530/
Bhush7519/
Bouht7514/
Bhuch758/
Busht758/
Bhauh756/
Bussh755/
B'Ouh753/
Bhuhe753/
Bhujh753/
Beush753/
Buhss753/
Bushh752/
Buhiy752/
Buhys752/
Buidh751/
Buujh751/
Buuth751/
Bauhd751/
Bhudh751/
Buysh751/
Buchz751/
Beuhe751/
Buyhj751/
Buych751/
Buhtt751/
Bujhs751/
Buchd751/
Bauph750/
Bushs750/
Bui672,043,143/
Bux67637,794/
But6755,120/
Bau6742,782/
Bou6736,734/
Bud6712,004/
Bus677,932/
Beu676,750/
Buz674,813/
Buj674,202/
Buu673,291/
Buy673,044/
Bhu672,621/
Bauddh671,918/
Bup67981/
Beusch67834/
Buš67708/
Bautch67638/
Boucht67278/
Buhova67238/
Buş67145/
Buisch67144/
Bouddh6756/
Buğ6753/
Buø6750/
Buș6746/
Bgu6740/
Boutch6739/
Hbu6717/
Buysch6713/
Buð6710/
Bhuish678/
Bouhie676/
Buusch675/
Buá674/
Buhaia673/
Bhuith672/
Bautsh672/
Boushh672/
Buschs672/
Bushch672/
Buś672/
Buchch671/
Buohoo671/
Bauhss671/
Bausth671/
Bhuhiy671/
Bhoudh671/
Bhaudh671/
Buì671/
Ặbu671/
Bếu671/
Buț671/
Bóh671/
Buchdt671/
Buhaja671/
Buhije671/
Boussh671/
D'Bush671/
Bouthz671/
Bouych671/
Buhowa671/
Bhoush671/
Buhysh671/
Buchhz670/
Boutth670/

Buh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buh in the Oriya language
ବୁହbuha-
Buh in the Hindi language
बुहbuha83.33
बूहbuha16.67
Buh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﻮﻩabwh66.67
ﺑﻮﻩbwh16.67
ﺍﺑﻴﻪabyh16.67

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