Busy Surname

366,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 985 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iraq

Busy Surname Definition:

(French-Teut.) belonging to Bussy or Boissy (Normandy) = the Little Wood [v. under Buss1 and + the French diminutive suff -y (for -et] William de Bussy.—Hundred Rolls Bussy and Boissy are among the com­monest French place-names.

Busy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran3711:206,96116,540
Iraq3511:99,7773,004
Nigeria821:2,160,27874,262
France801:830,28498,964
Uganda681:574,10731,082
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
England51:11,143,612252,590
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:612,42340,920

Busy (1,567) may also be a first name.

Busy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French-Teut.) belonging to Bussy or Boissy (Normandy) = the Little Wood [v. under Buss1 and + the French diminutive suff -y (for -et] William de Bussy.—Hundred Rolls Bussy and Boissy are among the com­monest French place-names.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Busy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Busy (Russian: Бусы) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Busy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Busy is the 366,000th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 7,398,524 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 74 percent of Busy are found; 38 percent are found in South Asia and 38 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 195,636th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 1,567 people.

The surname Busy is most prevalent in Iran, where it is carried by 371 people, or 1 in 206,961. In Iran it is most frequent in: Isfahan Province, where 97 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 2 percent reside and Khuzestan Province, where 0 percent reside. Without taking into account Iran this surname is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 36 percent reside and Nigeria, where 8 percent reside.

Busy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Busy has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Busy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bussy893,225/
Busey891,651/
Bushy89682/
Busoy89402/
Busay89225/
Bousy8982/
Busuy8962/
Busyo8943/
Butsy8919/
Buscy896/
Busyi895/
Bausy892/
Buszy891/
Buisy891/
Bhusy891/
Beusy890/
Bussey8013,301/
Bushey808,685/
Buscay801,298/
Boussy80666/
Bushay80436/
Boushy80271/
Butsay80120/
Butsyi8077/
Bushuy8073/
Buschy8031/
Bussay8027/
Baussy8027/
Bushoy8015/
Budsey8015/
Bausys8012/
Boutsy8010/
Butsyy808/
Busaya808/
Bhushy805/
Bhusuy804/
Bousay804/
Bussuy803/
Busséy803/
Buscey802/
Buissy802/
Butsoy802/
Bushéy802/
Bousey801/
Buseey801/
Buseys801/
Busscy801/
Bhusay801/
Bhusey801/
Bhusiy801/
Beusey801/
Busuiy801/
Buisoy801/
Buxsey800/
Butsey800/
Bushhy800/
Bauszy800/
Busa7529,060/
Busi7518,729/
Buse7510,686/
Bosy756,696/
Bucy752,512/
Buzy75554/
Buxy7568/
Busé7528/
Busá755/
Busè754/
Wusy752/
Boushey73261/
Bouyssy73210/
Baussay73108/
Boussey7388/
Buschey7365/
Boushay7328/
Busheys7324/
Bussaya7324/
Bushiey7314/
Butschy7313/
Bouthsy7312/
Boussay739/
Bushaya736/
Bhusaya734/
Busuuyi733/
Buschay732/
Busshey732/
Bauszys732/
Buschoy731/
Bushehy731/
Boudsay731/
Bhushay731/
Busheey731/
Busheyh731/
Bouszys731/
Bausytė731/
Bousaya731/
Bouscay730/
Buissey730/
Busse6722,585/
Bugis6716,311/
Buser6713,577/
Bushi678,196/
Bussi678,002/
Bussa677,521/
Bhuse674,591/
Bossy674,006/
Bucoy673,707/
Buyse673,696/
Bucay673,090/
Busha672,844/
Bausa672,724/
Bushe672,127/
Bouse672,032/
Bhusa671,932/
Bause671,808/
Bhusi671,602/
Bosyi671,437/
Bouzy671,279/
Buchy671,107/
Buisa671,013/
Bosay67976/
Buhse67958/
Buxay67955/
Beuse67924/
Buciy67916/
Bausi67910/
Busai67797/
Busoi67679/
Bousi67657/
Bucey67561/
Buset67558/
Bučys67488/
Buise67466/
Buyze67462/
Buese67454/
Boshy67440/
Butsi67426/
Bosoy67398/
Bosey67380/
Buxey67345/
Buges67320/
Busza67315/
Busić67298/
Busis67282/
Buusi67239/
Bousa67220/
Buyce67205/
Buzzy67184/
Buzay67180/
Bugey67179/
Busee67167/
Busie67161/
Busui67159/
Boosy67158/
Bucuy67150/
Buces67146/
Boesy67132/
Busci67111/
Busei67106/
Buisi6784/
Buzis6782/
Bussé6773/
Bucys6765/
Burzy6763/
Bucis6760/
Busaa6760/
Buzey6754/
Busoa6754/
Buseh6748/
Buzys6734/
Bhujy6732/
Beusa6732/
Buses6731/
Busiz6727/
Baucy6727/
Busea6726/
Butse6725/
Bujey6724/
Busce6724/
Busii6724/
Bisiy6723/
Buseu6723/
Bujay6721/
Buzes6720/
Bausá6720/
Busit6719/
Busez6715/
Buczy6713/
Busaj6712/
Busze6711/
Buicy6710/
Busep6710/
Busih6710/
Bisyi677/
Busid677/
Boussaya676/
Buzyd676/
Buşay674/
Buscè674/
Buzhy673/
Vussy673/
Boucy673/
Buuse673/
Boushaya673/
Buzyi673/
Budse672/
Budsi672/
Beusi672/
Bujès672/
Buzoy672/
Boussayd672/
Vusoy672/
Bujsa671/
Hbuse671/
Bhucy671/
Wussy671/
Vousy671/
Buzsa671/
Buzsi671/
Bužys671/
Buyza671/
Bussè671/
Buszi671/
Bucye671/
Buhsi671/
Bosyh671/
Bouxy671/
Boujy671/
Boscy671/
Bused671/
Buisé671/
Bouhsaya671/
Buysi671/
Buddssuy671/
Vusey670/
Beucy670/

Busy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Busy in the Russian language
Бусыbusy-

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