Buvu Surname

940,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Buvu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buvu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2741:269,63325,289
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Buvu (149) may also be a first name.

Buvu Last Name Facts

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

Buvu (Hindi: बुवू, Marathi: बुवु) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buvu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Buvu is the 940,398th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 26,120,236 people. The surname Buvu is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Buvu are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Buvu is also the 754,880th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 149 people.

The last name Buvu is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 274 people, or 1 in 269,633. Other than The DR Congo Buvu occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Busvu8933/
Buivu891/
Bhuvu891/
Buvau891/
Bhusvu8017/
Bouvou8014/
Bhuvau8012/
Buveus801/
Vuvu7510,096/
Bubu756,078/
Buwu75416/
Wuvu755/
Bouvaut7314/
Bauvaux731/
Bouvout731/
Bouvous731/
Bouvoud731/
Bubus67669/
Bunpu67532/
Bubut67223/
Bubui67205/
Bubud67149/
Bubau67111/
Bubou6736/
Bhuwu6727/
Vuvut6727/
Bubuh6724/
Bouvault6721/
Buubu679/
Buibu677/
Bubuy675/
Bumpu675/
Vauvu673/
Bubuu673/
Vobuu672/
Buwau672/
Bubuş672/
Bubhu671/
Bhivu671/
Weuvu671/
Buwus671/
Bubuj671/
Buwuh671/
Buwgu671/
Vuvus671/
Bujbu670/

Buvu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buvu in the Hindi language
बुवूbuvu-
Buvu in the Marathi language
बुवुbuvu-

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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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  • 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 Buvu
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