Buhu Surname

897,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Romania

Buhu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buhu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1171:1,514,04157,594
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Indonesia541:2,449,059145,688
Romania521:386,11332,215
India71:109,580,769786,157
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Buhu (1,203) may also be a first name.

Buhu Last Name Facts

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

Buhu (Hindi: बुहू, Marathi: बुहु, Oriya: ବୁହୁ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buhu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 897,852nd most numerous surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 24,454,852 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Buhu live; 39 percent live in West Africa and 39 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Buhu is also the 228,372nd most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 1,203 people.

The last name Buhu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 1,514,041. In Nigeria Buhu is mostly found in: Kaduna, where 38 percent live, Adamawa, where 21 percent live and Nasarawa, where 15 percent live. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 21 percent live and Indonesia, where 18 percent live.

Buhu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Muslim (67%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Buhau898/
Buhhu896/
Bhuhu892/
Buhuh892/
Buhud891/
Buhui891/
Buhuš891/
Bouhu891/
Buhuy891/
Bouhou805,929/
Bauhus8043/
Bouheu8019/
Buhuha8014/
Buhoud804/
Buhuch803/
Bouhui802/
Bouhut802/
Bauhau801/
Bhuhus800/
Buhoup800/
Buyu751,000/
Buju75628/
Bușu75130/
Bu'u7555/
Buțu7552/
Buiu757/
Beuu753/
Bouu752/
Buåu751/
Buuu751/
Bouhout733,671/
Bouhous73538/
Bauhuis73261/
Bouhuys73222/
Bouhuis73216/
Bouhoux7320/
Bouhouj7313/
Bouhoud7312/
Bouhaud739/
Bouhouh735/
Bauhous731/
Bauhouh731/
Bou'hou731/
Buhouss730/
Bouhouch675,864/
Bouju672,109/
Bhuju671,400/
Bugiu67185/
Bouhuijs67184/
Vuhuu67113/
Buțiu6765/
Buyut6757/
Buius6730/
Bouhoudh6720/
Buyuh6719/
Bujju6716/
Bouhault6716/
Bouhoush6715/
Bouou6715/
Bujus6714/
Bujui6710/
Bujuh676/
Buyou675/
Bauau675/
Boujhoud674/
Bouhouss674/
Bouyu673/
Buyus672/
Bujuu672/
Bujgu671/
Buiju671/
Bouheuph671/
Beuou671/
Bouhoutt671/
Bauut671/
Buiux671/
Bușeu671/
Buğuş671/
Buiyu671/
Buyuy671/
Bujou671/
Bouhaudh671/
Bujiu671/
Boeuh671/
Bauus671/
Bhuyu671/
Bouus670/
Boehu670/

Buhu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buhu in the Oriya language
ବୁହୁbuhu-
Buhu in the Marathi language
बुहुbuhu-
Buhu in the Hindi language
बुहूbuhu69.23
बुहुbuhu15.38
बूहूbuhu7.69
बूहुbuhu7.69

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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 Buhu
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