Buzu Surname

116,420th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,960 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Moldova

Buzu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buzu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,8491:95,8056,573
Moldova1,4141:2,519325
Uganda2751:141,96112,772
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
Zimbabwe531:291,28829,631
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Russia431:3,351,699174,427
Romania411:489,70437,604
Ukraine201:2,276,135151,395
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Hungary71:1,402,32560,133
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Malta41:107,5681,849
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Buzu (1,413) may also be a first name.

Buzu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buzu (Russian: Бузу) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buzu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 116,420th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,840,289 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Buzu are found; 47 percent are found in West Africa and 47 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 207,787th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 1,413 people.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,849 people, or 1 in 95,805. In Nigeria Buzu is most numerous in: Zamfara, where 35 percent reside, Sokoto, where 24 percent reside and Kaduna, where 9 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 30 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 36 percent reside and Uganda, where 7 percent reside.

Buzu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Buzu last name is primarily Muslim (79%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buzcu89780/
Buzau89208/
Buzut89178/
Buziu89122/
Buzeu8967/
Butzu8949/
Buzhu8936/
Bouzu8926/
Burzu8913/
Buzzu8913/
Buizu8913/
Buzui8911/
Buzou896/
Budzu893/
Buzus892/
Buzuh892/
Bhuzu892/
Buzuu891/
Buzuz891/
Buczu891/
Bouzou8014,749/
Buzgau80553/
Bauzou80231/
Buzaud8027/
Budzus8019/
Buczui809/
Buszau808/
Bouzud807/
Bauzus807/
Buczuj804/
Budziu803/
Buczuy801/
Buyzou801/
Buszus801/
Beuzou801/
Bauzeu801/
Buzuth801/
Busu754,065/
Bucu752,192/
Bozu751,214/
Buju75628/
Buţu75153/
Buşu75126/
Buču7544/
Wuzu7524/
Buzó7511/
Vuzu758/
Buxu754/
Bauszus73164/
Bouzout73113/
Bouzgou73108/
Bouzoud7358/
Baudzus7334/
Bouzzou7319/
Bouzouh7316/
Budszus7315/
Bouzouz739/
Bourzou736/
Burzhui734/
Bouzouy733/
Buzouch731/
Budzusz731/
Bouzous731/
Bouszou731/
Bauzsus731/
Boudzou731/
Bushu672,236/
Bouju672,109/
Bussu672,067/
Bhuju671,400/
Buciu671,303/
Busup67648/
Butsu67618/
Buscu67339/
Bucau67310/
Buchu67276/
Buicu67243/
Bugiu67185/
Busui67159/
Busut67153/
Bucuy67150/
Budsu67126/
Busou67125/
Wuzhu67114/
Butcu67112/
Bausu67107/
Busau6790/
Mpuzu6772/
Buusu6763/
Busuy6762/
Busiu6757/
Buczó6755/
Budju6746/
Bujau6740/
Bhusu6739/
Bucsu6738/
Wuzou6733/
Borzu6731/
Bousu6726/
Buseu6723/
Bujju6716/
Busus6716/
Bujus6714/
Bucui6712/
Bujui6710/
Buzauova677/
Bujuh676/
Busuh676/
Bhizu675/
Busuu675/
Buisu675/
Bauzó675/
Wuzud674/
Wuzuh674/
Bușcu674/
Vuzui673/
Bauju673/
Vuzhu673/
Busud672/
Bouzouha672/
Vwuzu672/
Bujuu672/
Bouzó672/
Buesu672/
Bhuxu671/
Wuzup671/
Vuizu671/
Wuuzu671/
Bujou671/
Buxsu671/
Buzzó671/
Buåžu671/
Buşeu671/
Buțcu671/
Buucu671/
Buiju671/
Boucu671/
Boutzout671/
Beusu671/
Baudszus671/
Bozui671/
Biezu671/

Buzu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buzu in the Russian language
Бузуbuzu-

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Footnotes

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