Buyi Surname

218,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,876 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Buyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,5611:25,0093,553
DR Congo1371:539,26742,095
India971:7,907,891167,329
Nigeria491:3,615,158105,602
China81:170,915,1968,932
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Buyi (1,559) may also be a first name.

Buyi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buyi (Oriya: ବୁୟି) is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Buyi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buyi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 218,358th most frequently held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 3,884,619 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Buyi reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Buyi is also the 196,209th most commonly occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 1,559 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 1,561 people, or 1 in 25,009. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Bulambuli District, where 31 percent are found, Mbale District, where 26 percent are found and Sironko District, where 17 percent are found. Besides Uganda this surname exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhuyi89563/
Buuyi8934/
Buhyi8930/
Buiyi8921/
Buyie8917/
Buyyi898/
Beuyi894/
Buyis892/
Buyii892/
Buyit891/
Bui862,043,143/
Buy863,044/
Bhuiyi808/
Buyich801/
Bhuyyi801/
Bhauyi801/
Buyieh801/
Boyi7524,166/
Buys7522,469/
Bayi7518,097/
Bhui7514,327/
Buya7510,191/
Buie759,323/
Buis758,725/
Buyo752,322/
Buia752,257/
Beyi752,178/
Buji752,164/
Bouy751,919/
Bauy751,443/
Biyi751,272/
Buit75988/
Buoy75845/
Buye75710/
Buid75484/
Buić75410/
Buio75275/
Buii75234/
Buiz75128/
Beui7562/
Buøy7546/
Buih7541/
Bhuy7531/
Buij7525/
Buyh7515/
Buyt7514/
Hbui758/
Byia755/
Buyd754/
Buyz754/
Buyé754/
Buiy754/
Byie753/
Beuy753/
Buyó753/
Buyy752/
Buhy752/
Byio752/
Buui752/
Béyi751/
Bhuia6713,781/
Bouya6712,839/
Bhuya6712,655/
Bouye674,522/
Buist674,434/
Bayih673,582/
Bhayi673,567/
Bhuiy673,221/
Bouie672,312/
Buhia671,789/
Bouji671,545/
Bouyo671,265/
Bauya671,206/
Bhoyi671,112/
Bouhy67884/
Bouia67631/
Buyst67592/
Buoye67505/
Bhuye67445/
Bayhi67385/
Buiah67376/
Bouiy67344/
Beyit67326/
Buggi67319/
Baayi67311/
Bayis67216/
Bayit67195/
Beyiş67185/
Buyat67179/
Bouys67173/
Buiat67158/
Buyaa67154/
Bhuie67145/
Bayie67142/
Bouij67142/
Buyet67134/
Buich67129/
Bhuji67125/
Booyi67119/
Bhuit67114/
Buyes67108/
Buyop67102/
Beyid6793/
Buyoh6792/
Beyip6790/
Bhauy6789/
Bugie6788/
Bhuii6782/
Bayiz6778/
Boyis6771/
Boyie6769/
Beyiz6765/
Beyih6763/
Buyos6756/
Buitt6753/
Buuya6752/
Buiyo6748/
Byies6747/
Buyad6746/
Buhya6744/
Buish6742/
Buyah6742/
Buyas6741/
Bhuyo6741/
Bujie6739/
Bayyi6738/
Bouyt6737/
Behyi6734/
Bhujy6732/
Buieh6731/
Buiys6731/
Buies6729/
Bheyi6729/
Buyee6727/
Buyot6725/
Buyau6724/
Buhyo6723/
Byiah6720/
Buyeh6720/
Boyyi6718/
Beyhi6717/
Byias6717/
Beeyi6717/
Buuye6717/
Boyio6716/
Bahyi6716/
Buijt6716/
Bboyi6715/
Bayid6713/
Bayio6713/
Beuhi6713/
Bayiç6713/
Buizz6713/
Bhuij6711/
Bayii6711/
Boyii6711/
Beyği6711/
Buoyo6710/
Bhuyy679/
Buied679/
Bauye678/
Bauhy678/
Buoio678/
Bauia677/
Boyit677/
Bhyia677/
Buyuo677/
Bhuio675/
Bhiyi675/
Buiss675/
Buyod675/
Buyap675/
Bayiy674/
Buuia674/
Boyid674/
Bauyo674/
Buiha673/
Buiis673/
Bauio673/
Buyed673/
Bauie672/
Buoya672/
Beuhy672/
Beuie672/
Buyha672/
Bujgi672/
Bujii672/
Boyih672/
Bioyi672/
Buhiy672/
Beyie672/
Buytt672/
Buhji672/
Buihi672/
Bbeyi672/
D'Bui672/
Bujio672/
Buhys672/
Buits671/
Bhuis671/
Buidh671/
Buidd671/
Buiho671/
Buiiy671/
Buisp671/
Bujiy671/
Buytz671/
Boyhi671/
Boyiy671/
Bajyi671/
Bhuoy671/
Bheui671/
Bijyi671/
Beyis671/
Bouyd671/
Bhyio671/
Buysh671/
Bohyi671/
Buița671/
Buoys671/
Buyaz671/
Bușie671/
Buios671/
Bouyz671/
Bouio671/
Boujy671/
Beyio671/
Bhouy671/
Bauys671/
Biyyi671/
Buiop671/
Beyii671/
B'Ayi671/
Buyhj671/
Buuys671/
Buhye671/
Beuiy671/
Buych671/
Buyoz671/
Buoyh671/
Buiee671/
Buipp670/
Buycz670/
Buyys670/

Buyi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buyi in the Oriya language
ବୁୟିbuyi-

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