Buva Surname

85,791st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,620 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Croatia

Buva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5,4831:139,8998,927
Croatia841:50,3419,673
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
England11:55,718,059489,080
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

The alternate forms: Bůva (15) & Buvã (1) are calculated separately.

Buva (437) may also be a first name.

Buva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buva (Hindi: बुवा, Marathi: बुवा, Russian: Бува) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Bůva or Buvã. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buva? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 85,791st most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,296,716 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Buva reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Buva is also the 410,164th most numerous first name globally It is held by 437 people.

The surname Buva is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 5,483 people, or 1 in 139,899. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 92 percent reside, Karnataka, where 6 percent reside and Gujarat, where 1 percent reside. Other than India Buva exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Buva Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Buva surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Buva earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.28% less than the national average, earning $24,475 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bůva9215/
Buvã921/
Bhuva8927,267/
Bueva892,238/
Buvat89800/
Bauva89555/
Buvač89389/
Bouva89130/
Buvad8938/
Buiva8914/
Buvah899/
Buvaj897/
Buvay896/
Buvaa895/
Buvai894/
Butva892/
Beuva891/
Busva891/
Buvas891/
Buvau891/
Buvaz891/
Buvea891/
Bhuvad8019,044/
Bhujva80485/
Bouvat80346/
Bahuva8091/
Bouvay8057/
Bhuvaj8047/
Bhuvai8036/
Bhuvas8030/
Bhuvap8029/
Bhuvat8025/
Bhauva8020/
Bouvas8014/
Bhuvau8012/
Bujvaj808/
Buľvas808/
Bouvea804/
Buuvai804/
Bauvai803/
Bauvas802/
Bushva801/
Buvatt801/
Buveas801/
Bouvaa801/
Bouvah801/
Bauvaa801/
Bauvad801/
Bheuva801/
Bouvai801/
Busvai801/
Boutva801/
Bhuiva801/
Busvah801/
Buba75159,610/
Buwa753,886/
Buve75255/
Buvi75102/
Buvé7587/
Vuva7580/
Buvo754/
Buvy752/
Buvê751/
Bauvais73521/
Bouvais73282/
Bouveau73192/
Bhuvaai7363/
Bhuvais7346/
Bhuvaid7342/
Beuvais7341/
Bouvaut7314/
Bhuvaya738/
Bhuvaph736/
Bhauvay736/
Bhuivad734/
Bhuvath733/
Bhauvad732/
Bhuvadh732/
Boutvas732/
Bhouvad731/
Bhuvaip731/
Bauvaux731/
Bouba67194,033/
Boeva6716,609/
Bouvy672,053/
Beuve67996/
Buwai67647/
Bouve67580/
Bhuvi67393/
Bubas67387/
Bhiva67348/
Bouwa67339/
Bauba67303/
Bauwa67287/
Bunpa67282/
Bauve67250/
Buwaj67240/
Bubah67229/
Buwah67205/
Bubaš67202/
Bauvy67164/
Bubai67158/
Buway67157/
Bhuwa67147/
Bieva67138/
Bubay67123/
Butba67112/
Bubau67111/
Busua6780/
Buvot6776/
Bouvaist6775/
Bubat6772/
Buhwa6768/
Boova6766/
Busba6755/
Beuwa6754/
Bubad6754/
Buiba6754/
Bubaa6747/
Bhuba6746/
Bubea6745/
Buvet6741/
Bouvé6735/
Buvid6732/
Bumpa6728/
Bauvi6725/
Buves6723/
Buvis6722/
Bouvault6721/
Bhuve6719/
Buuba6719/
Bouveaux6716/
Buuve6711/
Vauva6710/
Bouvi6710/
Buver678/
Bubaj678/
Beuba677/
Bowua677/
Bubha676/
Buuwa675/
Wauva675/
Bujba675/
Bujwa674/
Vuyva674/
Bauvo674/
Buvoy674/
Buywa674/
Buvit673/
Buivo673/
Bubaz673/
Buvie673/
Bubaň673/
Bhuvahad673/
Buvez672/
Vuiva672/
Buwau672/
Mpuva671/
Bubahova671/
Bujua671/
Bujve671/
Butve671/
Buvod671/
Buwaa671/
Buwha671/
Bouua671/
Booua671/
Bieua671/
Vusva671/
Vuvai671/
Vuvat671/
Vuvha671/
Veuva671/
Buvey671/
Buuua671/
Buwua671/
Buiwa671/
Buive671/
Vuvah671/
Buvep671/
Buvoh671/
Busve671/
Buchvaiz671/
Buboa671/
Buevo671/
Bouvo671/
Buvuo671/
Buewa671/

Buva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buva in the Marathi language
बुवाbuva98.18
बूवाbuva1.76
बुवbuva0.01
Buva in the Hindi language
बुवाbuva75
बूवाbuva16.67
ब्उवाbuva8.33
Buva in the Russian language
Буваbuva-

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