Buo Surname

119,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,826 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Buo Surname User-submission:

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

Buo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,8491:54,7539,112
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
Cameroon4841:42,9115,693
Vietnam3381:274,1011,100
Papua New Guinea2221:36,7284,398
Italy1181:518,27751,664
Indonesia1131:1,170,34783,147
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Taiwan211:1,116,4167,706
Uruguay161:214,48516,699
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
France31:22,140,907385,998
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
China21:683,660,78330,601
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Buo (214) may also be a first name.

Buo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- curiousme

Buo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buo (Hindi: बुो, Marathi: बुंो) is found most frequently in The Philippines. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buo? popularity and diffusion

Buo is the 119,991st most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,904,743 people. The last name Buo is mostly found in Asia, where 61 percent of Buo live; 60 percent live in Southeast Asia and 48 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 617,781st most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 214 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 1,849 people, or 1 in 54,753. In The Philippines Buo is most frequent in: Caraga, where 46 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 15 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 14 percent reside. Other than The Philippines this last name exists in 40 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 14 percent reside and Cameroon, where 13 percent reside.

Buo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Buo are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

The amount Buo earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 32.05% less than the national average, earning €20,404 per year and in United States they earn 25.77% less than the national average, earning $32,029 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buot864,056/
Buoy86845/
Buop8658/
Bhuo8626/
Buod8625/
Buos8612/
Buoe865/
Buoa864/
Buoz863/
Hbuo861/
Buoj861/
Bbuo861/
Vbuo861/
Bo80643,752/
Uo801,618/
Bouho751,370/
Buhot75210/
Buott7577/
Buocz7527/
Buoch7525/
Buodd7516/
Bhuod752/
Buoyh751/
Buhoz751/
Buoys751/
Buotd751/
Bhuoy751/
Buots751/
Huo671,090,410/
Boy6790,441/
Bos6771,004/
Boz6747,958/
Boa6744,552/
Bau6742,782/
Bou6736,734/
Boi6723,460/
Bot6722,803/
Bua6722,716/
Boo6714,695/
Bop6710,381/
Boh679,483/
Beu676,750/
Bouhou675,929/
Boj673,809/
Wuo673,077/
Bho672,758/
Bod671,959/
Boß671,361/
Boğ67171/
Puo67155/
Vuo67132/
Uop67115/
Boï67114/
Fuo67101/
Boţ6794/
Bouhot6794/
Uod6778/
Bbo6769/
Bgo6750/
Uot6746/
Uoy6741/
Boț6736/
Boš6723/
Boś6718/
Uos6717/
Bwo6715/
Uoz6713/
Uoa6712/
Boî6710/
Åbo6710/
Hbo6710/
Bvo678/
Uoe678/
Boë678/
Uoj678/
Vbo676/
Buhooa675/
Boć675/
Bảo675/
Buhoud674/
Boș674/
Boá673/
Buhoha672/
Bouova671/
Boç671/
Buohoo671/
Boȗ671/
Boÿ671/
Boå671/
Bouhod671/
Buhoup670/

Buo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buo in the Hindi language
बुोbuo-
Buo in the Marathi language
बुंोbumo-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Buo
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