Buq Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Buq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Buq Last Name Facts

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

Buq is found most frequently in Taiwan. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buq? popularity and diffusion

The last name Buq is the 5,391,485th most common surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Buq live; 62 percent live in East Asia and 62 percent live in Sino-East Asia.

It is most frequently occurring in Taiwan, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 2,930,593. In Taiwan Buq is primarily concentrated in: Taichung City, where 63 percent reside and Yunlin County, where 38 percent reside. Without taking into account Taiwan it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 31 percent reside and Nigeria, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouq86237/
Buqs8616/
Buqu8612/
Buqe8612/
Butq8611/
Buiq867/
Bauq862/
Buhq862/
Bukq861/
Bucq861/
Busq861/
Bhuq861/
Buqg861/
Buqt861/
Buqx861/
Bujq861/
Buque7548,930/
Boucq751,128/
Bouqs75136/
Baucq7525/
Buttq7510/
Buqck755/
Busqu752/
Bhuqe752/
Buqsh751/
Buzqh751/
Bushq751/
Busqe751/
Bousq751/
Bux67637,794/
Buk6710,354/
Bauque677,564/
Buc673,403/
Busque672,820/
Bug672,249/
Beuque67462/
Bouque67377/
Buique67283/
Vuq6710/
Buzque671/
Bucque671/
Wuq671/
Buttcq671/

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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 Buq
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