Buhus Surname

496,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 665 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Buhus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buhus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania6411:31,3233,984
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
England41:13,929,515290,718
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Buhuş (95) & Buhuš (1) are calculated separately.

Buhus Last Name Facts

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

Buhus is found most frequently in Romania. It can be rendered as a variant: Buhuş or Buhuš. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buhus? popularity and diffusion

The last name Buhus is the 496,112th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 10,958,716 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Buhus are found; 96 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 96 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Romania, where it is carried by 641 people, or 1 in 31,323. In Romania Buhus is primarily found in: Vaslui County, where 41 percent are found, Iași County, where 15 percent are found and Bacău County, where 13 percent are found. Other than Romania this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buhuş9395/
Buhuš931/
Bauhus9143/
Bhuhus910/
Buhuse910/
Bauhaus831,029/
Bouhous83538/
Bauhuis83261/
Bouhuys83222/
Bouhuis83216/
Bauhous831/
Buhouss830/
Buius8030/
Bujus8014/
Buyus802/
Bauus801/
Bueus801/
Bouus800/
Bouhuijs77184/
Bouhoush7715/
Bouhouss774/
Beuhouse770/
Bauhouse770/
Bouius73285/
Buhuch733/
Bauhüs732/
Boujus732/
Buhoes731/
Bujuse731/
Bouïus731/
Boehus731/
Bujusz731/
Bouhousse71240/
Buús6760/
Buiuids675/
Vauhuss672/
Vauhaus671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Buhus
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