Bui Surname

260th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,043,143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Vietnam

Bui Surname User-submission:

This is an Italian patronymic surname meaning 'son of Bovo'.

Bui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam1,963,9921:478
United States30,3581:11,9391,480
Laos20,3361:324131
Indonesia4,7401:27,9013,295
Thailand4,4061:16,0321,201
France3,5581:18,6692,097
Australia3,0071:8,9781,336
Canada2,2351:16,4862,386
Italy1,5081:40,5557,297
Papua New Guinea1,1561:7,053494
India1,0701:716,88433,062
Ukraine9561:47,6186,914
Germany6511:123,66415,113
England5711:97,58010,350
Sweden4811:20,4711,705
Taiwan3311:70,830732
New Caledonia3121:88515
Malaysia2911:101,3556,943
Norway2801:18,3652,313
Singapore2651:20,784833
Belgium2461:46,7347,602
Netherlands2191:77,11013,022
Fiji1891:4,732899
Switzerland1831:44,8796,162
United Arab Emirates1571:58,3585,656
Tanzania1351:392,16027,960
Finland1321:41,6425,227
Iceland1281:2,969425
Czechia1251:85,06814,250
New Zealand1111:40,7966,843
Denmark1031:54,8035,600
Brazil991:2,162,36767,701
Russia881:1,637,762109,009
Nigeria701:2,530,61183,100
Hungary701:140,23312,855
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Philippines521:1,946,889117,777
Solomon Islands441:13,1822,418
Japan431:2,973,12332,937
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
South Korea311:1,652,911408
Spain291:1,612,13947,760
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Venezuela251:1,208,16317,203
Latvia251:82,00212,055
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
China201:68,366,0783,721
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Croatia141:302,04329,715
Panama131:300,9437,078
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Turkey101:7,782,142126,629
Guam81:20,0153,029
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Brunei51:83,7461,811
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Wales41:773,63329,106
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tuvalu11:11,188103
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

The alternate forms: Bùi (35) & Buì (1) are calculated separately.

Bui (51,134) may also be a first name.

Bui Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is an Italian patronymic surname meaning 'son of Bovo'.

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Bui Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bui (Hindi: बुी, Marathi: बुई, Oriya: ବୁଇ, Russian: Буи) occurs more in Vietnam more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Bùi or Buì. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bui? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 260th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,567 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Bui are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 96 percent are found in Viet-Asia. It is also the 18,168th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 51,134 people.

The surname Bui is most commonly occurring in Vietnam, where it is held by 1,963,992 people, or 1 in 47. In Vietnam Bui is most common in: Red River Delta, where 29 percent reside, Southeast, where 14 percent reside and Northeast, where 12 percent reside. Besides Vietnam it exists in 96 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Laos, where 1 percent reside.

Bui Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bui surname are 0.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.76% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bui earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 38.13% more than the national average, earning €41,481 per year; in Norway they earn 19.74% less than the national average, earning 277,767 kr per year; in Vietnam they earn 1.31% less than the national average, earning 81,361,700 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 11.08% more than the national average, earning $47,929 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.49% more than the national average, earning $49,924 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bùi8935/
Buì891/
Bhui8614,327/
Buie869,323/
Buis868,725/
Buia862,257/
Buji862,164/
Buyi861,876/
Buit86988/
Buid86484/
Buić86410/
Buio86275/
Buii86234/
Buiz86128/
Beui8662/
Buih8641/
Buij8625/
Hbui868/
Buiy864/
Buui862/
Vbui861/
Bvui861/
Bi802,317,225/
Bu8089,540/
Ui8013,013/
Bhuia7513,781/
Buist754,434/
Bhuiy753,221/
Bouie752,312/
Bouhi751,800/
Buhia751,789/
Bouji751,545/
Bouia75631/
Bhuyi75563/
Buiah75376/
Bouiy75344/
Buggi75319/
Buiat75158/
Bhuie75145/
Bouij75142/
Buich75129/
Bhuji75125/
Bhuit75114/
Bugie7588/
Bhuii7582/
Buitt7553/
Buiyo7548/
Buish7542/
Bujie7539/
Buuyi7534/
Buieh7531/
Buiys7531/
Buhyi7530/
Buies7529/
Bueie7528/
Buhio7521/
Buiyi7521/
Buaai7519/
Buyie7517/
Buijt7516/
Beuhi7513/
Buizz7513/
Bhuij7511/
Buied759/
Buyyi758/
Buoio758/
Bauia757/
Bhuio755/
Buiss755/
Buuia754/
Beuyi754/
Buiha753/
Buiis753/
Bauio753/
Bauie752/
Beuie752/
Buyis752/
Bujgi752/
Bujii752/
Buhiy752/
Buyii752/
Buhji752/
Buihi752/
D'Bui752/
Bujio752/
Buits751/
Bhuis751/
Buidh751/
Buidd751/
Buiho751/
Buiiy751/
Buisp751/
Bujiy751/
Buyit751/
Bheui751/
Buița751/
Bușie751/
Buhih751/
Buios751/
Bouio751/
Buiop751/
Beuiy751/
Buiee751/
Buipp750/
Buaie750/
Bai679,907,044/
Bux67637,794/
Hui67470,645/
Bio67138,053/
But6755,120/
Bau6742,782/
Bie6738,596/
Bou6736,734/
Bhi6735,574/
Bhuiyo6726,436/
Boi6723,460/
Bih6722,479/
Bii6720,669/
Bei6716,947/
Bit6715,452/
Bid6712,780/
Bud6712,004/
Bus677,932/
Bis676,824/
Beu676,750/
Fui675,785/
Bue675,590/
Biz675,337/
Vui674,978/
Buz674,813/
Buh674,381/
Buj674,202/
Pui674,054/
Bougie673,705/
Buu673,291/
Buy673,044/
Bhu672,621/
Bij672,569/
Biy672,039/
Wui671,191/
Bouhid67984/
Bup67981/
Bbi67907/
Buš67708/
Buggio67521/
Bgi67278/
Bip67256/
Bvi67245/
Bouhai67222/
Buggia67203/
Uit67184/
Biß67181/
Hbi67151/
Buş67145/
Buisch67144/
Byi67132/
Bič67108/
Bhuiah67103/
Biľ6784/
Bwi6770/
Buiová6762/
Buğ6753/
Bói6751/
Buø6750/
Uie6748/
Buș6746/
Bhujiy6742/
Bgu6740/
Bouhit6732/
Bouied6732/
Bhauia6725/
Buheit6723/
Uiz6721/
Vbi6718/
Hbu6717/
Uis6716/
Uih6714/
Bhuiha6713/
Uip6712/
Buisst6710/
Bhuuia6710/
Buð6710/
Biś679/
Bouhei678/
Bhuiyi678/
Uid678/
Bhuish678/
Bouios677/
Buheis677/
Bhouia676/
Bouhie676/
Buhaid676/
Bhuggi675/
Bhuuiy675/
Bhauiy675/
Bhuiys674/
Bhujid674/
Bouias674/
Buiatt674/
Buá674/
Bić674/
Biț674/
Bhuoji673/
Buiett673/
Buhaia673/
Bhuith672/
Bujije672/
Buś672/
Buiova672/
Bouggi672/
Buhich671/
Buyich671/
Boujih671/
Bhuhiy671/
Bhuiet671/
Bhuyyi671/
Bhauyi671/
Boujit671/
Bội671/
Uić671/
Țui671/
Ặbu671/
Buiyoh671/
Buojis671/
Bếu671/
Buyieh671/
Buț671/
Buhaip671/
Buhije671/
Buihat671/
Buihie671/
Bouiez671/
Boujgi671/
Bhujij671/
Biş671/
Bbuuyi671/
Bouhih671/
Buhish671/
Bui'ee671/
Bauies670/
Buitts670/

Bui Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bui in the Oriya language
ବୁଇbu'i95.36
ବୁଈbu'i3.38
Bui in the Marathi language
बुईbu'i71.43
बुइbu'i28.57
Bui in the Hindi language
बुीbui44.44
बुईbu'i25
बुइbu'i5.56
बुिbui5.56
बूिbui5.56
बुाीbuai5.56
बूईbu'i2.78
बुङीbuni2.78
बूइbu'i2.78
Bui in the Russian language
Буиbui-

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