Bust Surname

368,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 976 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Bust Surname Definition:

A Mrs. Bust, says Bowditch, is buried in Westminster Abbey. I take it to be the same as Buist, which Lower renders thick and gross, and the German Beust, name of the Austrian statesman.

Bust Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2931:274,76329,003
Australia1371:197,04919,369
United States1211:2,995,528175,060
Denmark1161:48,6615,045
England921:605,63136,119
Netherlands831:203,46028,061
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Finland61:916,11741,832
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1361:179,23114,852
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1651:304,35624,088

The alternate forms: Büst (169) are calculated separately.

Bust (29) may also be a first name.

Bust Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Mrs. Bust, says Bowditch, is buried in Westminster Abbey. I take it to be the same as Buist, which Lower renders thick and gross, and the German Beust, name of the Austrian statesman.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Bust Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bust (Russian: Буст) is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Büst. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bust? popularity and diffusion

It is the 368,594th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 7,466,748 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Bust reside; 39 percent reside in Western Europe and 39 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Bust is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used given name globally, held by 29 people.

Bust is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 293 people, or 1 in 274,763. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Thuringia, where 55 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 11 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Germany Bust occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Bust Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bust has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bust surname declined 27 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 32 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bust Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bust last name are 7.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.17% being registered with the party.

The amount Bust earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 39.11% more than the national average, earning R 330,588 per year and in United States they earn 6.56% less than the national average, earning $40,317 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Büst92169/
Buist894,434/
Baust891,532/
Buste891,123/
Boust89781/
Buyst89592/
Busst89378/
Beust89324/
Buest8936/
Busæt8925/
Bhust8917/
Bustt8911/
Busht898/
Bustø898/
Busts892/
Bustz891/
Buszt891/
Busth890/
But8655,120/
Bus867,932/
Bauste80246/
Beuste80127/
Buisst8010/
Buesst808/
Bouste805/
Bushte805/
Bhuste804/
Buiset804/
Buttst804/
Butsth801/
Bausth801/
Busthe800/
Bustte800/
Butt75364,815/
Bush75144,795/
Buss7528,390/
Buys7522,469/
Bost7512,891/
Bute7510,901/
Buse7510,686/
Buis758,725/
Baus757,812/
Bout754,813/
Wust753,908/
Buth753,506/
Bult752,861/
Baut752,148/
Buus752,126/
Bhut752,109/
Bous752,085/
Busz751,868/
Beus751,760/
Buit75988/
Buhs75962/
Bhus75192/
Buut75141/
Vust75121/
Budt7597/
Beut7573/
Buxs7551/
Buås7539/
Buxt7531/
Buht7531/
Bušs7528/
Busd7521/
Buyt7514/
Busx7514/
Butd759/
Butp756/
Buÿs754/
Buzt754/
Bujs753/
Butė752/
Busj751/
Hbus751/
Bujt751/
Bgus751/
Bgut751/
Buisset73983/
Busgeet73410/
Bustová73301/
Baustte7312/
Bustova735/
Baustch733/
Bousste732/
Buysste731/
Busch6796,834/
Bu6789,540/
Busse6722,585/
Bhute6713,553/
Baute677,438/
Buijs676,504/
Butte674,888/
Bhuse674,591/
Buyse673,696/
Boute672,415/
Bushe672,127/
Boult672,039/
Bouse672,032/
Beuth672,002/
Bause671,808/
Bhutt671,401/
Bohus671,255/
Beute671,241/
Bouts671,192/
Bault671,136/
Boost671,114/
Buhse67958/
Beuse67924/
Bahus67842/
Bucht67645/
Bahut67623/
Buxsh67577/
Buthe67558/
Boush67486/
Buise67466/
Bouth67375/
Bhist67354/
Bouss67325/
Hbous67287/
Bauss67273/
Bauhs67249/
Beutz67213/
Bauth67191/
Bohut67188/
Buuts67184/
Boutt67174/
Bouys67173/
Vuist67137/
Boest67135/
Baush67114/
Bhuit67114/
Boudt67108/
Bauts6791/
Bausz6790/
Vuyst6785/
Bouhs6766/
Beudt6766/
Buitt6753/
Biest6747/
Buite6747/
Vuust6746/
Wuszt6746/
Buște6745/
Buish6742/
Buith6738/
Bouyt6737/
Weust6735/
Bhaut6729/
Bouët6728/
Wuste6726/
Butse6725/
Busce6724/
Buttt6724/
Beuss6722/
Butth6722/
Bhush6719/
Buijt6716/
Bausd6716/
Bhaus6714/
Bouht6714/
Wusth6713/
Busze6711/
Hbout6710/
Bousj6710/
Buissett679/
Bhout679/
Buutt679/
Buistova678/
Bgous678/
Bhuth677/
Buhsh677/
Buzhs675/
Woust675/
Bussh675/
Buiss675/
Wusst675/
Buystova675/
Vaust674/
Bautt674/
Boujt674/
Båhus674/
Beush673/
Buuss673/
Buisette673/
Bosth673/
Bhuss673/
Wustt673/
Bauht673/
Buhss673/
Buuse673/
Bushtova672/
Bheut672/
Buush672/
Budse672/
Busgy672/
Bushh672/
Bauds672/
Baudt672/
Bosst672/
Buytt672/
Vuste672/
Büsst672/
Bousz672/
Buhys672/
Buits671/
Bhuis671/
Buisp671/
Buisseth671/
Buuds671/
Buuth671/
Buytz671/
Bouds671/
Hbuse671/
Bhuut671/
Beutt671/
Vusht671/
Waust671/
Beusz671/
Beuts671/
Wuust671/
Buysh671/
Bujtt671/
Bühst671/
Buxth671/
Béout671/
Bousd671/
Bouïs671/
Boujs671/
Buuys671/
Wuëst671/
Buzts671/
Bushx671/
Butdt671/
Buszp671/
Buhtt671/
Bujhs671/
Budte671/
Wuist670/
Bostt670/
Beusd670/
Bushs670/
Beutd670/
Buchhstz670/
Bautd670/

Bust Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bust in the Russian language
Бустbust-

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