Buv Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Buv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia1721:90,0422,303
India51:153,413,076951,030
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Buv (57) may also be a first name.

Buv Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buv (Marathi: बुव, Russian: Був) occurs more in Cambodia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buv? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,252,959th most common family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Buv live; 96 percent live in Southeast Asia and 93 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 1,308,380th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 57 people.

The last name Buv is most commonly held in Cambodia, where it is held by 172 people, or 1 in 90,042. In Cambodia Buv is primarily concentrated in: Kampot Province, where 26 percent reside, Tboung Khmum Province, where 19 percent reside and Kratié Province, where 16 percent reside. Barring Cambodia it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent reside and Thailand, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bauv861,416/
Bhuv8615/
Bouv863/
Hbuv861/
Buvz861/
Buvs861/
Buyv861/
Butv861/
Busv861/
Buhv861/
Bhuvd7525/
Bhauv7513/
Busvp754/
Bhuiv753/
Bhuvh751/
Bhuvs751/
Buivė751/
Bhujv751/
Buttv751/
Buivp751/
Bouvt750/
Bub674,027/
Bup67981/
Buf67437/
Bubová6768/
Bubova6742/
Buw6732/
Vuv6721/
Wuv6712/
Bufova672/

Buv Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buv in the Marathi language
बुवbuva-
Buv in the Russian language
Бувbuv-

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Footnotes

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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 Buv
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