Bujau Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Bujau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
Bujau (34) may also be a first name.
Bujau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bujau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bujau (Hindi: बुजाऊ, Marathi: बुजउ) is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bujau? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,100,440th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name Bujau is primarily found in Asia, where 83 percent of Bujau are found; 65 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 65 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Bujau is also the 1,775,424th most widely held forename throughout the world, held by 34 people.
The surname Bujau is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 1,966,282. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Sarawak, where 87 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Malaysia Bujau occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 28 percent are found and India, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bujau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bujau in the Marathi language | ||
| बुजउ | buja'u | - |
| Bujau in the Hindi language | ||
| बुजाऊ | buja'u | 33.33 |
| बुजऊ | buja'u | 33.33 |
| बुजउ | buja'u | 33.33 |
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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 Bujau
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